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8th Municipality Of Naples
The Eighth Municipality (In Italian: ''Ottava Municipalità'' or ''Municipalità 8'') is one of the ten boroughs in which the Italian city of Naples is divided. Geography The municipality represents the northernmost suburb of the city and borders with Arzano, Casandrino, Melito di Napoli, Mugnano di Napoli and Marano di Napoli. Its territory includes the zone of Marianella Piscinola, or Piscinola-Marianella, is a northern suburb of Naples, Italy, with a population of ca. 20,000. It is bordered to the north by the Scampia district, north-west with the municipality of Mugnano di Napoli, Mugnano of Naples, on the west ... and Santa Croce. Administrative division The Eighth Municipality is divided into 3 quarters: References External links Municipalità 8 page on Naples website {{Subdivisions of Naples Municipality 08 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French and Latin . The English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans. Naples served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arzano
Arzano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 9 km north of Naples. Arzano borders the following municipalities: Casandrino, Casavatore, Casoria, Frattamaggiore, Grumo Nevano, Naples. Twin towns * Arzano Arzano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 9 km north of Naples. Arzano borders the following municipalities: Casandrino, Casavatore, Casoria, Frattamaggiore, ..., France * Cléguer, France References External linksOfficial website Cities and towns in Campania {{Campania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casandrino
Casandrino is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 11 km north of Naples. Casandrino borders the following municipalities: Arzano, Grumo Nevano, Melito di Napoli, Naples, Sant'Antimo. Casandrino is the place of birth of many notable people, among all, the chemist and cosmetic expert Vincenzo Fabio Limongiello. References Cities and towns in Campania {{Campania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melito Di Napoli
Melito di Napoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples. Melito di Napoli borders the following municipalities: Casandrino, Giugliano in Campania, Mugnano di Napoli, Naples, Sant'Antimo Sant'Antimo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 13 km north of Naples. Geography The municipality is located at 67 m above sea level and is 16 km from the ce .... History According to historical documents, the origin of Melito is to be traced back to the emperor Frederick II, who declared Melito ''Casale di Napoli'' (Hamlet of Naples). It came to be known as ''Casale di Napoli'' up until 1800. Originally it was a small rural village in the north of the city; it was founded without bastions or fortresses, which leads us to infer the village was located in an essentially peaceful territory. Another Historian derives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mugnano Di Napoli
Mugnano di Napoli is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 10 km northwest of Naples. Mugnano di Napoli borders the following municipalities: Calvizzano, Giugliano in Campania, Marano di Napoli, Melito di Napoli, Naples, Villaricca. ''Scuola Filippo Illuminato'' in Mugnano di Napoli is named in honour of Filippo Illuminato Filippo Illuminato (21 August 193028 September 1943) was an Italian partisan who died attacking Nazi German troops during the Four days of Naples in World War II. He was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valour, Italy's highest aw ... (1930-1943), partisan, Gold Medal of Military Valour. References External linksOfficial website Cities and towns in Campania {{Campania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marano Di Napoli
Marano di Napoli (; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italy, Italian region Campania, located about northwest of Naples. Partly located on the Camaldoli hill, it is one of the most populous municipalities in the metropolitan city. Physical geography The city covers a hilly area of 15.64 km2 at 151 meters above sea level. The area on which it stands is geologically relatively very young as it was formed about 11,000 years ago (corresponding to the third and last geological period of the Phlegraean area). Marano is located north-west of Naples whose borders are on a slope of the Camaldoli hill. Marano is about 8 km from the Asse Mediano, and about 10 km from the Tangenziale of Naples. The city is just ten kilometers from the international airport of Naples-Capodichino. History Pre-historic and Roman era The Maranese territory shows anthropological traces dating back to the Neolithic age which tells us how this area has been in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianella
Piscinola, or Piscinola-Marianella, is a northern suburb of Naples, Italy, with a population of ca. 20,000. It is bordered to the north by the Scampia district, north-west with the municipality of Mugnano di Napoli, Mugnano of Naples, on the west by the Chiaiano district, to the south with the district of San Carlo all'Arena and east with the district Miano. With the Marianella neighborhood and adjacent neighborhoods Chiaiano and Scampia, Piscinola constitutes, since 2005, the 8th municipality of Naples. Piscinola also belongs to the group of the suppressed municipalities, in fact for self-government in 1866, following the annexation to the City of Naples. With Marianella was linked administratively, from annexation to the City of Naples, as the ward. History Until 1865 it was an autonomous municipality merged in Naples. The northern branch of Line 1 (Naples metro), Line 1 of Naples Metro connects, from 1995, the area to the center of Naples, a facility that has somewhat allevia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Croce (Naples)
is Italian for 'Holy Cross' and may refer to: * Santa Croce (Venice), one of the six (districts) of Venice, Italy. * The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross ( it, Pontificia Università della Santa Croce, italic=no) in Rome, Italy. * Many churches, including: ** Santa Croce, Florence, built 1294–1385 and the burial place of several notable Italians ** Santa Croce della Foce, Gubbio, Umbria, built in the 13th century ** Basilica di Santa Croce (Lecce), built 1549–1646 ** Santa Croce, Parma, built 1222–1666 ** Santa Croce, Padua, built 1737–1749 ** Santa Croce in Fossabanda, Pisa, built 1325–19th century ** Santa Croce e San Bonaventura alla Pilotta, Rome, built 1625–19th century ** Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Rome, consecrated around 325 ** Santa Croce alla Lungara, Rome, consecrated 1619 ** Santa Croce degli Armeni, Venice, built 13th century, consecrated 1688 ** Santa Croce in Via Flaminia, Rome, built 1913, consecrated 1981 People * House of Santacroce, a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiaiano
Chiaiano is a north-western quarter of Naples, with a population of about 23,000. Geography Chiaiano is a hilly and wooded area that lies between Camaldoli and the Campi Flegrei. History Archaeologically, the area is of interest, displaying remnants of pre-and-non-Roman inhabitants such as the Oscans and Samnites. Since the earthquake of 1980, it is one of the outlying areas that has undergone extreme urbanization—that is, large tracts of public housing to provide for those left homeless by that event. Twin towns It is twinned with Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ..., the commercial quarter of New York and has received the certificate of calmer quarter of the city. Notes and references Quartieri of Naples Former municipalities of the Provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
