Aversa

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Aversa is a town in the Campania region of southern Italy that historically features significant religious and medical architecture, including the Maddalena lunatic asylum complex and the Santa Maria a Piazza Church. The town is notable as an example of medieval Italian settlement with important institutional buildings related to healthcare and spirituality.

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Italian comune.name: Aversa
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Aversa
Italian comune.image_skyline: Porta Napoli Aversa.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Arco dell'Annunziata
Italian comune.image_shield: Aversa-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.image_map: Map of comune of Aversa (province of Caserta, region Campania, Italy).svg
Italian comune.map_caption: Location of Aversa in Caserta Province
Italian comune.region: Campania
Italian comune.province: Caserta (CE)
Italian comune.mayor: Francesco Matacena
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 8.73
Italian comune.population_total: 52974
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: Aversani
Italian comune.elevation_m: 39
Italian comune.saint: St. Paul
Italian comune.day: January 25
Italian comune.postal_code: 81031

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Aversa
Demonym: aversani
Population: 49612
Area: 8.85
Elevation: 47
Official website: www.comune.aversa.ce.it
Image: Facciata Duomo di Aversa.JPG
Dialing code: 081
Licence plate code: CE

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Commons category: Aversa
postal code: 81031
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Contents

Geography
History
Prehistory
Lower middle ages
Aversa County
Angevins
Crown of Aragon
Fifteenth century
Demographics
Gastronomy
Aversa DOC
Main sights
Transportation
Sport
Notable people
Twin towns
See also
References
External links

Aversa () is a city and comune in the Province of Caserta in Campania, southern Italy, about 24 km north of Naples. It is the centre of an agricultural district, the Agro Aversano, producing wine and cheese (famous for the typical buffalo mozzarella). Aversa is also the main seat of the faculties of Architecture and Engineering of the Università degli studi della Campania "L. Vanvitelli" (Campania University "L. Vanvitelli"). With a population of 52,974 (2017), it is the second city of the province after Caserta.