It takes its name from the castle and the Volturno River. The historic center is located on the bank of the river, on the last bend it forms before flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea..#tuttitaly
Castel Volturno owes its name to the Castle and the Volturno River. Its historic center is located on the left bank of the river, and its territory boasts 25 km of beaches and ten pine forests.
History
In 215 BC, during the Second Punic War, the Romans reinforced the city walls to provide shelter for their fleet, which passed through here to reach Capua, occupied by Hannibal.
In 194 BC, Volturno became a Roman colony welcoming families of Roman citizens within its walls.
In 95 AD, the emperor Domitian built the road that still bears his name today and a bridge connecting the river's two banks.
In the fourth century, San Castrese spread Christianity there, and in the fifth century, the city became a bishopric.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, due to the barbarian invasions and the collapse of the Domitian bridge, the city loses its prestige.
In 841, Volturno was abandoned and devastated by the Saracens.
After 856, the Lombard bishop Radiperto, on a surviving arch of the Domitian bridge, built a fortified castle and rebuilt the church that housed the remains of San Castres.
In 1812 Volturno became an autonomous municipality, with Giuseppe Toscano as its first mayor. From that moment on, he follows the historical and political events of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, from 1860, those of the Kingdom of Italy, and from 1945 those of the Italian Republic.
Castel Volturno has become a small agricultural village thanks to the reclamation. Since 1954, after the completion of the Via Domiziana and the new bridge over the Volturno River, experienced rapid building development due to the creation of seaside tourist centers.
What to see
In the city's historical center, the Chapel of the Madonna Delle Grazie was built where the ancient Roman town of Volturno, therefore called Della Civita, stood.
Worthy of note is the Church of the Annunziata, built in the sixteenth century and remodeled several times. The current plant dates back to the 18th century.
Characteristics are the Castle and the adjacent village of San Castrese because they lie on the last bend drawn by the Volturno River before flowing into the Tyrrhenian Sea.
This contrasts with medieval customs, which preferred to see fortified villages on inaccessible heights.
Also admired via Domiziana is the Torre di Patria, a watchtower and defense tower, the best preserved over time.
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