Licignano di Napoli
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Licignano di Napoli | |
|---|---|
 Licignano Duke Palace | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Metropolitan city | Naples (NA) |
| Comune | Casalnuovo di Napoli |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,000 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Licignanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 80013 (80015 until 2006) |
| Dialing code | 081 |
| Website | Official website |
Licignano di Napoli is the main neighbourhood of Casalnuovo di Napoli, an Italian comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples located 11.67 km northeast of Naples.[2]
It borders the neighbourhood of Casalnuovo, the city of Acerra and Pomigliano d'Arco and the frazione of Tavernanova
Licignano was created as Colonia (Roman) for the soldiers stationed between Naples and Nola knows as Licini.[3]
The Duchy of Licignano
Licignano was probably founded by Romans as castrum for military operations in the Area nolana. During the medieval became the southest village of the County of Acerra[4][5] until Ferdinando de Cardenas sold it to Bartolo Rendina in 1534. The Rendina Family kept the Barony for 132 years, then they sold it in 1666 to the Salerno Family. Gennaro Maria Salerno hired Salvatore Lanzetta in 1774 to build - from the old fortress - the new palace of the first Duchy of Licignano[6] (completed in 1780). With the end of Feudalism in the Kingdom of Two Sicilies the Duchy was sold to Balzo of Presenzano and then to Anfora family while Carmine Lancellotti of Durazzo (Prince of Lauro and cadet branch of Ladislaus of Naples)[7] brought the duchy palace in 1920. During the early stage of the Kingdom of Italy, Giuseppe Anfora di Licignano was the Italian ambassador in Guatemala, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay (1868–1894).[8]
Union with Casalnuovo
In the 19th century Licignano was an independent town, then district of Pomigliano, then a town against (as Licignano di Napoli) until it was forced to merge with Casalnuovo di Napoli in 1929.[9] After the 1980 Irpinia earthquake Casalnuovo underwent an incredible population growt with new with the construction of new buildings towards the west. In the same years Licignano got it two Circumvesuviana stations[10] while the last one (Salice) was opened in 2001 as an underground station.[11]
Geography
Source:[12]
- Licignano (old town) is developed around Via Vittorio Emanuele III with the Duchy Palace built on the parallel road Via XXV Luglio and the farming area that originated from Via Vicinale San Giuliano
- Talona a district between Pomigliano and Casalnuovo built on Via Iazzetta, it have it own Vesuviana station (Talona) and it border the south side of Viale dei Tigli
- La Pigna a district between Licignano and Casalnuovo built on Via Pigna, it have it own Vesuviana station (La Pigna) and - along with Talona - most of the streets got flowers or plants names
Transport
- National Railway: Stazione di Casalnuovo FS, south gate from the parking lot, it connect Licignano with Naples, Fuorigrotta, Caserta and Santa Maria Capua Vetere station
- Regional Railway: Stazione di Talona and Stazione di La Pigna on the Circumvesuviana line that connect Naples with Nola, Pomigliano and Baiano
- Bus line: Number 169 that connect the town with Naples
