Sant'Agata de' Goti

Sant'Agata de' Goti
Comune
Comune di Sant'Agata de' Goti
Fortifications of Sant'Agata de' Goti
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Coordinates: 41°5′N 14°30′E / 41.083°N 14.500°E / 41.083; 14.500
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Province of Benevento (BN)
Frazioni	Bagnoli, Faggiano, San Silvestro, Cantinella, Presta, Sant'Anna, Cerreta, Laiano
Government
• Mayor	Salvatore Riccio
Area ^[1]
• Total	62.9 km² (24.3 sq mi)
Elevation	156 m (512 ft)
Population (1 January 2016)^[2]
• Total	11,216
• Density	180/km² (460/sq mi)
Demonym	Santagatesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	82019
Dialing code	0823
Patron saint	St. Alphonsus Liguori
Saint day	August 1
Website	Official website

Sant'Agata de' Goti is a comune (municipality) and former Catholic bishopric in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 35 km (22 mi) northeast of Naples and about 25 km (16 mi) west of Benevento near the Monte Taburno.

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History

Sant'Agata is not far from the ancient Samnite town of Saticula.

The "Goths" (Italian: Goti) part of the town's name does not derive from the (Ostro) Gothic domination of Italy (5th–6th centuries), but from the noble Gascon De Goth family, who held it in the 14th century.

Main sights

Cathedral (Duomo), founded in the 10th century, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Due to the repeated reconstruction, little remains of the original edifice. The Romanesque crypt shows parts which could belong to several pre-existing buildings, including Roman or earlier ones.
Church of Santa Menna (10th century).
Castle, used as Ducal Palace.
Palace and church of St. Francis (1282).
Gothic church of the Annunziata (13th century). It houses 15th-century frescoes, and a diptych of the Annunciation dating to the same age.
The Council Room in City Hall was decorated in 1899 by Vincenzo Severino.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.