Castel Capuano
Castel Capuano is a castle in Naples, southern Italy. It takes its name from the fact that it was at that point in the city walls where the road led out to the city of Capua.Photo: Armando Mancini, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porta Capuana and Fontana del Formiello.
Porta Capuana
City gate
Photo: August Dominus, CC0.
The Porta Capuana is a Renaissance city gate in Naples, Italy, originally passing through the medieval city walls, of which two bastions remain to the sides.
Fontana del Formiello
Fountain
Photo: Sordelli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fontana del Formiello is a historic public fountain located at the rear exterior of the Castel Capuano, facing Piazza Enrico de Nicola, and across the street from the church and convent of Santa Caterina a Formiello in Naples, Italy.
Santa Caterina a Formiello
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Caterina a Formiello is a church in Naples, in southern Italy, located at the extreme eastern end of the old historic center of the city, on Via Carbonara and Piazza Enrico de Nicola, near the gate called Porta Capuana. Santa Caterina a Formiello is situated 110 metres north of Castel Capuano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borgo Sant’Antonio Abate and San Lorenzo.
Borgo Sant’Antonio Abate
Neighborhood
Photo: Mark1000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Borgo Sant'Antonio Abate is a neighborhood in Naples, Italy. It was founded in the 15th century.
San Lorenzo
Suburb
San Lorenzo is a district of Naples, Italy. It incorporates the precise geographical center of the ancient Greco-Roman city, centered on the intersection of Via San Gregorio Armeno and Via dei Tribunali.
Vicaria
Suburb
Vicaria, often known as Il Vasto, is one of the 30 quartieri of Naples, southern Italy, lying immediately to the east of the historical city centre. It borders the districts of Poggioreale, Zona Industriale and San Lorenzo, which together with Vicaria make up the 4th municipality of the city.
Castel Capuano
- Type: Building
- Description: castle in Naples, Italy
- Category: castle
- Location: Municipalità 4, Naples, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.85356° or 40° 51′ 13″ northLongitude
14.26508° or 14° 15′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FGPV738+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 311293470OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q858940
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Castel Capuano” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة كابوانو”
- Aragonese: “Castel Capuano”
- Armenian: “Կապուայի ամրոց”
- Basque: “Castel Capuano”
- Bulgarian: “Кастел Капуано”
- Catalan: “Castel Capuano”
- Chinese: “卡普阿城堡”
- Croatian: “Castel Capuano”
- Dutch: “Castel Capuano”
- French: “Castel Capuano”
- German: “Castel Capuano”
- Greek: “Καστέλ Καπουάνο”
- Hungarian: “Castel Capuano”
- Italian: “Castel Capuano”
- Japanese: “カプアーノ城”
- Neapolitan: “Castel Capuano”
- Spanish: “Castel Capuano”
- Tagalog: “Castel Capuano”
- Turkish: “Capuano Kalesi”
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