Cercola is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Metropolitan City of Naples The Metropolitan City of Naples ( it, Città metropolitana di Napoli) is an Italian metropolitan city in Campania region, established on 1 January 2015. Its capital city is Naples; within the city there are 92 comunes (municipalities). It was ...

in the

Italian region The regions of Italy ( it, regioni d'Italia) are the first-level administrative divisions of the Italian Republic, constituting its second NUTS administrative level. There are twenty regions, five of which have higher autonomy than the rest. U ...

Campania Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...

, located about 9 km northeast of

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 adminis ...

. Cercola borders the following municipalities:

Massa di Somma Massa di Somma ( nap, Massa 'e Somma) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about east of Naples. Massa di Somma borders the following municipalities: Cercola, Ercolano Ercola ...

Pollena Trocchia Pollena Trocchia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 11 km east of Naples. It was created in 1811 from two already existing villages, Pollena and Trocchia, both of ...

San Sebastiano al Vesuvio San Sebastiano al Vesuvio ( nap, San Bastiane) is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples, located on the western slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Its elevation means that it is often a few degrees cooler than the neighbouring metropolis of Napl ...

, Volla.

People

Alfonso Camorani Alfonso Camorani (born 21 February 1978) is an Italian football midfielder who plays for A.S.D. Gelbison Cilento Vallo della Lucania. He is 179 cm tall and weighs 72 kg. Football career He started his career at Avellino youth team. H ...

, footballer *

Domenico Criscito Domenico "Mimmo" Criscito (; born 30 December 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back. He is set to join club Genoa on 2 January 2023. A versatile player, Criscito is effective both offensively and defensively and is ...

, footballer *

Raffaella Fico Raffaella Fico (born 29 January 1988) is an Italian showgirl, singer and model. Life and career Born in Cercola, Fico is the daughter of two shopkeepers of fruit and vegetables. In August 2007, she won an Italian beauty contest, "Miss Grand Pr ...

, showgirl *

Vittorio Mezzogiorno Vittorio Mezzogiorno (16 December 1941 – 7 January 1994) was an Italian actor. Biography Mezzogiorno was born in Cercola, the youngest of seven children. His older brother Vincenzo, who wanted to become a director, introduced him to the thea ...

, actor * Martina Veneruso, photographer, leather designer

References

Cities and towns in Campania {{Campania-geo-stub