Acerra

Acerra
Country	Italy
region	Campania
Metropolitan city	Naples (NA)
Local name	Acerra
Coordinates	40 ° 57 ′ N , 14 ° 22 ′ E Coordinates: 40 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ N , 14 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ E
height	26 m slm
surface	54.08 km²
Residents	59,525 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	1,101 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	80011
prefix	081
ISTAT number	063001
Popular name	Acerrani
Patron saint	San Cuono e figlio
Website	Acerra
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Acerra is an Italian city with 59,525 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Naples and the Campania region . It is located about 15 kilometers northeast of Naples .

geography

Neighboring municipalities are: Afragola , Brusciano , Caivano , Casalnuovo di Napoli , Castello di Cisterna , Maddaloni , Marcianise , Marigliano , Nola , Pomigliano d'Arco and San Felice a Cancello .

history

As an Oscar founded, Acerra is the oldest city in the region. It belonged to the Etruscan League of Twelve Cities and later became the first Roman provincial city to receive the title "civitas sine suffragio" (city without voting rights, 332 BC ).

In the early Middle Ages , Acerra was a Longobard county owned by the Medania and Aquino families . A castle from the year 826 was later destroyed and the city sacked by the Saracens in 881 . The castle was rebuilt under the Normans .

From October 1 to 3, 1943, during World War II, the Acerra massacre took place in which several units of the Parachute-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring were involved, killing 84 people, including 7 children and 14 women.

The city name comes from Latin and means "incense box".

Population development

Between 1991 and 2001 the population increased from 41,311 to 45,688. This corresponds to a percentage increase of 10.6%.

Attractions

In Acerra there is a cultural center with a museum dedicated entirely to the figure of Pulcinella .

sons and daughters of the town

Giuseppe Casoria (1908-2001), Cardinal to the Curia
Ralph Marterie (1914–1978), Italian-American trumpeter and orchestra conductor

Honorary citizen of the city

Antonio Riboldi IC (1923-2017), Roman Catholic Bishop of Acerra

Web links

Commons : Acerra - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
↑ Acerra October 1st, 1943 (Italian), in Atlante delle Stragi. Retrieved November 26, 2019
↑ Official website of the Museo di Pulcinella Acerra (Italian)

[1] Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

[2] Acerra October 1st, 1943 (Italian), in Atlante delle Stragi. Retrieved November 26, 2019

[3] Official website of the Museo di Pulcinella Acerra (Italian)