Liternum
Liternum was an ancient town of Campania, southern central Italy, near "Patria Lake", on the low sandy coast between Cumae and the mouth of the Volturnus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient Roman town
- Also known as: “Parco archeologico di Liternum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Anfiteatro di Liternum and Lake Patria.
Anfiteatro di Liternum
Archaeological site
Photo: Campanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Anfiteatro di Liternum is an archaeological site, which is situated 470 metres south of Liternum.
Lake Patria
Lake
Lake Patria or Lago Patria is the largest coastal lake in Campania, with an area of 2 km2. It is located in the municipality of Giugliano in Campania, in the frazione called precisely Lago Patria, and partly in the municipality of Castel Volturno, in the province of Caserta.
Allied Joint Force Command Naples
Military installation
The Joint Force Command Naples is a NATO military command based in Lago Patria, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy. It was activated on 15 March 2004, after effectively redesigning its predecessor command, Allied Forces Southern Europe, originally formed in 1951. Allied Joint Force Command Naples is situated 1½ km northeast of Liternum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lago Patria and Licola.
Licola
Suburb
Licola is a land in the province of Naples which takes its name from Lago di Licola, a lake which formerly occupied part of the area. The current population of Licola ranges between 4000 and 5000. Licola is situated 6 km southeast of Liternum.
Villaggio Coppola
Hamlet
Villaggio Coppola is a settlement in the Italian region of Campania, administratively a frazione of Castel Volturno. It has been accused of being built without the appropriate entitlements. Villaggio Coppola is situated 7 km northwest of Liternum.
Liternum
- Categories: ancient city, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Giugliano in Campania, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.9211° or 40° 55′ 16″ northLongitude
14.03006° or 14° 1′ 48″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8FGPW2CJ+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 291938074OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Spanish—“Liternum” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Λίτερνον”
- Catalan: “Liternum”
- Catalan: “Litèrnum”
- Chinese: “利特隆”
- Czech: “Liternum”
- Danish: “Liternum”
- Dutch: “Liternum”
- Egyptian Arabic: “لتر”
- French: “Linterne”
- French: “Linternum”
- French: “Literne”
- French: “Liternum”
- Greek: “Λίτερνο”
- Greek: “Λίτερνον”
- Hebrew: “ליטורנום”
- Hungarian: “Liternum”
- Italian: “Liternum”
- Russian: “Литерн”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Liternum”
- Slovenian: “Liternum”
- Spanish: “Literno”
- Spanish: “Liternum”
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