Casoria (; nap, Casòria) is a ''
comune'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Naples in the
Italian region
Campania, located about northeast of
Naples.
Casoria borders the following municipalities:
Afragola,
Arzano,
Cardito,
Casalnuovo di Napoli,
Casavatore,
Frattamaggiore,
Naples,
Volla.
History
The name of Casoria is mentioned for the first time in documents from 993 to 998, connected to the ''casa aurea raviosa'' (Italian: ''"Casa d'Oro di Raviosa"'', in English: "Golden House of Raviosa") mentioned in other documents from 952 to 988. However, numerous findings have proven that the territory was inhabited several centuries BCE.
The village of Casoria developed after the year 1000 AD, thanks to the Benedictine monastery of
San Gregorio Armeno
San Gregorio Armeno ("St. Gregory the Armenian") is a church and a monastery in Naples, Italy. It is one of the most important Baroque complexes in Naples. The church is located on a street of the same name just south of Via dei Tribunali and a f ...
of Naples. In the 13th century it was a fief of the
archbishop of Naples. In 1580 it was acquired by the Royal Estate of the
Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples ( la, Regnum Neapolitanum; it, Regno di Napoli; nap, Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was ...
. In 1815 it was made capital of a ''circondario'' of the
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ( it, Regno delle Due Sicilie) was a kingdom in Southern Italy from 1816 to 1860. The kingdom was the largest sovereign state by population and size in Italy before Italian unification, comprising Sicily and a ...
, including 19 communes.
Its marshy territory was reclaimed in the same period, becoming one of the most fertile areas in the region. Until the 1950s, Casoria was an agricultural center, also producing pasta and wine, as well as
cannabis handicrafts. Its industrial development, during which it became the main industrial hub in southern Italy, caused the population to increase by four times from 1951 to 1991. Most of the industries have disappeared now.
In 2005 the communal council was dissolved due to
connections of its members.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Campania
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