Marano di Napoli
Encyclopedia
Marano di Napoli is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Naples
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 9 km northwest of Naples
.
For many centuries one of the main incomes for the citizens of Marano has been the sell of the tuff
stones. The tufo workers, also known as montesi, used to start working at a very early age. Ten workers could extract two thousands stones per day. A jingle was used to beat the time while the montesi were working. The jingle was made of fifty, not polite, verses, and at the end of the jingle each worker was sure he had extracted exactly fifty stones.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Naples
Province of Naples
The Province of Naples is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital city is Naples, within the province there are 92 Comuni of the Province of Naples.-Demographics:...
in the Italian
Italy
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region Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, located about 9 km northwest of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
.
Main sights
Marano's main attraction is the so-called Mausoleo del Ciaurro, the most important Roman funerary edifice in Campania, dating to the 1st-2nd century AD.Economy
The main economic sources of the city are agriculture and commerce. Unfortunately many ancient typical noble arts have been lost during the years, like the handmade construction of stairs and cests. Strangely enough some renowned and typical local agricultural products are not produced anymore. In past years the peas from Marano (Santa Croce) and the cherries (Recca's cherries) were sold all over the Italy. So far only few cultivators have these two products.For many centuries one of the main incomes for the citizens of Marano has been the sell of the tuff
Tuff
Tuff is a type of rock consisting of consolidated volcanic ash ejected from vents during a volcanic eruption. Tuff is sometimes called tufa, particularly when used as construction material, although tufa also refers to a quite different rock. Rock that contains greater than 50% tuff is considered...
stones. The tufo workers, also known as montesi, used to start working at a very early age. Ten workers could extract two thousands stones per day. A jingle was used to beat the time while the montesi were working. The jingle was made of fifty, not polite, verses, and at the end of the jingle each worker was sure he had extracted exactly fifty stones.