Villa di Briano
Comune
Comune di Villa di Briano
Sanctuary of Madonna di Briano.
Location of Villa di Briano
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Coordinates: 41°0′N 14°10′E / 41.000°N 14.167°E / 41.000; 14.167
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Caserta (CE)
Government
• Mayor	Luigi Della Corte
Area [1]
• Total	8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Elevation	68 m (223 ft)
Population  (31 December 2015)[2]
• Total	7,087
• Density	830/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Brianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	81030
Dialing code	081
Website	Official website

Villa di Briano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Naples and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Caserta.

Villa di Briano borders the following municipalities: Casal di Principe, Casapesenna, Frignano, San Cipriano d'Aversa, San Marcellino, San Tammaro.

History

In the past, the town was known by the name Frignano Minore (Piccolo), until in 1950, November the 17th, it was renamed Villa Di Briano. This name comes from the Latin 'vallis' (valley) and from 'Ambriano' that became Mbriano and then Briano.

Main sights

Villa di Briano is famous for the ancient church of Maria Santissima di Briano located in a large area of open land. Here, the Madonna di Briano is celebrated with an annual festival held on the Sunday after Easter. During this festivity believers come from all over the region. There are colourful floats, dances and famous folk songs. Furthermore, the day after Easter people have fun listening to the "vattienti", dancing frantically with them.

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