Reali ferriere ed Officine di Mongiana or Villaggio Siderurgico di Mongiana (in English: ''Mongiana Royal Iron Foundry and Works'' or ''The Iron & Steel town of Mangiano'') was an iron and steel foundry in the small town of

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, in

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(

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). It was founded in 1770–71 by the

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and closed in 1881, 20 years after the

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was established. In 1860 the foundry employed up to 1600 workers.

History

The architect who build the first complex was the neapolitan

Mario Gioffredo Mario Gaetano Gioffredo, also called the ''Neapolitan Vitruvius'' (14 May 1718 – 8 March 1785), was an Italian architect, engineer, and engraver. Biography He was born and died in Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, ...

at 1771 and the first director was G.F. Conty.

French Period

Bourbon Period

Italy Period

Direttori

* Giovan Francesco Conty (1771–1790) * Massimiliano Conty (1791–1799) * Vincenzo Squillace (1799–1807) * Capitano Vincenzo Ritucci (1808–1811) * Capitano

Michele Carrascosa Michele Carrascosa (1774–1853) was a Neapolitan general and politician. Born to a Spanish family in Naples that came to Italy with Charles III of Spain, Carrascosa was, along with his brother Rafaelle, a career soldier. He fought against the F ...

(1811–1814) * Tenente Colonnello Nicola Landi (1814–1820) * Tenente Colonnello Mori (1820–1838) * Tenente Colonnello Niola (1839–1849) * Tenente Colonnello Pietro Tonson Latour (1849–1852) * Tenente Colonnello Ferdinando Pacifici (1852–1859) * Maggiore Giuseppe Del Bono (1860–1861) * Colonnello Alessandro Massimino (1861–1861) * Capitano Crescenzo Montagna (1862–1870)

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