Marigliano
Encyclopedia
Marigliano is a town and comune
of the province of Naples
, Campania
in southern Italy
. It is part of the Agro Nolano plain.
. Nearby towns include: Acerra
, Brusciano
, Mariglianella
, Nola
, San Vitaliano
, Scisciano
, Somma Vesuviana
.
invasion of Italy. In 1806 it became a commune.
activities in Campania. According to this source, Marigliano is firmly under the control of the Camorra, in particular the group led by Antonio Capasso. This group took advantage of the efforts of law enforcement that eliminated its main enemy, a Camorra group led by the Mazzarella family that was located in Ponte Citra, a district of Marigliano.
Social life and economic activities are strongly influenced by the Camorra. One of the main activities is the illegal treatment of industrial and urban waste in the Marigliano countryside, a large region containing Nola, Acerra and Marigliano itself.
(Centro Nazionale per la Ricerca); this study revealed the terrible situation in the countryside around Marigliano and the negative impact on its people's health. He demonstrated that deaths due to cancer are much higher than average in that region relative to the European average, dubbing it the "Death Triangle".
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:...
of 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:...
, 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...
in southern Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It is part of the Agro Nolano plain.
Geography
The town lies 19 km from NaplesNaples
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...
. Nearby towns include: Acerra
Acerra
Acerra is a town and comune of Campania, southern Italy, in the Province of Naples, about 20 km northeast of the provincial capital in Naples. It is part of the Agro Acerrano plain.-History:...
, Brusciano
Brusciano
Brusciano is a municpality in the province of Naples, in Italy, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. It was completely devastated in AD 79.Situated inland north-east of Naples, 15 km from center city, the ancient town of rural vocation has developed along the way National Puglia, in the stretch...
, Mariglianella
Mariglianella
Mariglianella is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 20 km northeast of Naples. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,662 and an area of 3.2 km²....
, Nola
Nola
Nola is a city and comune of Campania, southern Italy, in the province of Naples, situated in the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines...
, San Vitaliano
San Vitaliano
San Vitaliano is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 25 km northeast of Naples. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,864 and an area of 5.3 km²....
, Scisciano
Scisciano
Scisciano is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 20 km northeast of Naples...
, Somma Vesuviana
Somma Vesuviana
Somma Vesuviana is a town and comune in the province of Napoli, Campania, Italy.-History:Before the Roman colonization, the area of today's Somma Vesuviana was probably inhabiteed by Italics populations like Samnites and Oscans. Later it became a vacation place for the rich patricians of Rome, who...
.
History
Archaeological findings have proved that a settlement existed in the area of Marigliano as early as the 1st-2nd centuries BC. The first document mentioning the town dates however to 917 AD. It was a possession of the Mastrilli family from 1644 to 1799, when its last Duke of Marigliano, Giulio Mastrilli, was arrested during the NapoleonicNapoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
invasion of Italy. In 1806 it became a commune.
Main sights
- Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, built around 1000. It was enlarged in the early 18th century by Domenico Antonio VaccaroDomenico Antonio VaccaroDomenico Antonio Vaccaro was an Italian painter, sculptor and architect, the son and pupil of Lorenzo Vaccaro. Lorenzo was in turn a pupil of Cosimo Fanzago and was part of a large family of artists including Andrea Vaccaro, a pupil of Girolamo Imparato.Domenico Antonio was born in Naples and his...
. The tuffTuffTuff 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...
bell tower, standing at c. 40.3 m, is from 1494. The upper small cupola, covered by yellow maiolicaMaiolicaMaiolica is Italian tin-glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance. It is decorated in bright colours on a white background, frequently depicting historical and legendary scenes.-Name:...
, was destroyed in the 1980 earthquake, but has been rebuilt in the same shape but with different materials. - Ducal Castle, known from the 12th century. Of the medieval edifice, the square plan with the angular towers remain.
- Church of the Annunziata with a late-Gothic apse. It houses a polychrome wooden polyptych in the high alter, in turn including a late-15th century triptych
- Monastery of St. Vitus
Organised crime
In October 2000, the Italian Parliament approved the findings of a commission which studied CamorraCamorra
The Camorra is a Mafia-type criminal organization, or secret society, originating in the region of Campania and its capital Naples in Italy. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating to the 18th century.-Background:...
activities in Campania. According to this source, Marigliano is firmly under the control of the Camorra, in particular the group led by Antonio Capasso. This group took advantage of the efforts of law enforcement that eliminated its main enemy, a Camorra group led by the Mazzarella family that was located in Ponte Citra, a district of Marigliano.
Social life and economic activities are strongly influenced by the Camorra. One of the main activities is the illegal treatment of industrial and urban waste in the Marigliano countryside, a large region containing Nola, Acerra and Marigliano itself.
Health
The scientific journal The Lancet Oncology published a 2004 study by the Italian researcher Alfredo Mazza, a physiologist at the Italian CNRCNR
-Science, technology, computing and communications:*Carrier-to-noise ratio *CNR , the quantity "Contrast to Noise Ratio" in diagnostic imaging*Cisco Network Registrar, a DHCP, DNS and TFTP server suite offered by Cisco...
(Centro Nazionale per la Ricerca); this study revealed the terrible situation in the countryside around Marigliano and the negative impact on its people's health. He demonstrated that deaths due to cancer are much higher than average in that region relative to the European average, dubbing it the "Death Triangle".