Mondragone

Mondragone is a comune or municipality in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region of Campania. It is located about 45km northwest of Naples and about 40km west of Caserta.HistoryThe first historical population of the area was the Aurunci. In 375, during the late Roman Empire, a village known as Petrinum was founded after an earthquake had destroyed the nearby town of Sinuessa. In the Middle Ages, it was occupied by the Normans who built (or re-built) an important castle here.Main sightsRuins of SinuessaTorre del Paladino, a 1st-century BC mausoleum.Rocca or castle, built between the 8th and the 9th centuries. It was later modified by the AragoneseMonastery of Sant'Anna al MonteSanctuary of the Belvedere, c. 13th century