Casamicciola Terme

Casamicciola Terme borders the following municipalities: Barano d'Ischia, Forio, Ischia, Lacco Ameno, Serrara Fontana.

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In 1883, an earthquake struck the northern part of Ischia. Despite the moderate magnitude of 4.2–5.5, many buildings in the across the island were totally destroyed.{{cite book |last1=Kozák |first1=Jan |last2=Čermák |first2=Vladimír |title=Two Earthquakes in Italy: Ischia 1881 and Casamicciola 1883. In: The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters. |date=2010 |publisher=Springer, Dordrecht |isbn=978-90-481-3325-3 |pages=155–156 |url=https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-90-481-3325-3_34.pdf|doi=10.1007/978-90-481-3325-3_34}} The city was heavily damaged—many homes and businesses were demolished.{{cite journal |author1=F. Bramerini |author2=S. Castenetto |author3=E. Cubellis |author4=M. G. Martini |author5=M. Rebuffat |author6=P. Soddu |title=Earthquake, GIS and multimedia. The 1883 Casamicciola earthquake |journal=Annals of Geophysics |date=1995 |volume=38 |issue=5–6 |doi=10.4401/ag-4085|doi-access=free }} At least 2,313 people were killed—1,784 people died in the city alone.{{cite book |author1=National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology |title=Il terremoto del 28 luglio 1883 a Casamicciola nell'isola d'Ischia la cronaca, il contesto fisico, storico e sociale, i soccorsi, la ricostruzione e le fonti documentarie del primo grande terremoto dopo l'unità d'Italia |date=1998 |publisher=Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato |isbn=8824037321 |language=it}}

On 21 August 2017 was hit by a 4.3 magnitude earthquake, killing two people wounding 42 more, and causing damage to some houses.{{Cite web|url=http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/08/21/news/scossa_di_terremoto_panico_a_ischia-173550278/|title = Terremoto a Ischia, due vittime. Crolla abitazione, famiglia tratta in salvo. I feriti sono 42|date = 21 August 2017}} On 26 November 2022 strong rainfall led to a landslide killing of 12 lives and left over 200 people homeless. The severe landslide caused the destruction or damage of numerous buildings in Casamicciola.{{cite web|url=https://tg24.sky.it/cronaca/2022/11/29/ischia-frana-ultime-news|title=Frana a Ischia, ultime news. Si cercano i dispersi, Procura indaga su vecchi allarmi|work=Sky News 24|date=29 November 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Pianigiani |first=Gaia |date=2022-12-03 |title=Landslide Tragedy Turns Italy’s Focus to Illegal Construction |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/03/world/europe/italy-landslide-illegal-construction-ischia.html |access-date=2023-04-03 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news |last=Pianigiani |first=Gaia |date=2022-12-03 |title=Landslide Tragedy Turns Italy's Focus to Illegal Construction |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/03/world/europe/italy-landslide-illegal-construction-ischia.html |access-date=2023-01-31 |issn=0362-4331}}

• Church of Sant'Antonio al Mortito

• The Swiss-born physician Jacques Etienne Chevalley de Rivaz who had a famous sanatorium in Casamicciola and lived there from 1830 until his death in 1863. He was made an honorary citizen of Casamicciola in 1837 for his work in halting a cholera outbreak in nearby Forio.De Renzi, Salvatore (May 2013). [http://www.larassegnadischia.it/Rassegna%202013/rass05-13/derivaz.pdf "Ricorre il 1° dicembre 2013 il 150° anniversario della morte del dottor Jacques Etienne Chevalley de Rivaz"]. La Rassegna d'Ischia, pp. 50–53 (in Italian)

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060831182058/http://www.comunecasamicciola.it/ Official website]

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