Ottaviano

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Ottaviano
coat of arms
Ottaviano (Italy)
Ottaviano
Country Italy
region Campania
Metropolitan city Naples  (NA)
Local name Ottaviano
Coordinates 40 ° 51 ′  N , 14 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 40 ° 51 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  E
height 210  m slm
surface 19.85 km²
Residents 23,669 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 1,192 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 80044
prefix 081
ISTAT number 063051
Popular name Ottavianesi
Patron saint San Michele Arcangelo
Website Ottaviano
View of Ottaviano
View of Ottaviano

Ottaviano is a municipality with 23,669 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Naples , Campania region, located at the foot of Mount Vesuvius .

The neighboring towns of Ottaviano are Boscotrecase , Ercolano , Nola , San Gennaro Vesuviano , San Giuseppe Vesuviano , Somma Vesuviana , Terzigno , Torre del Greco and Trecase .

The castle and the Ottaviano estate were acquired in 1567 by Bernadetto de ' Medici , a brother of Pope Leo XI. The family branch he founded received the title Principe di Ottajano (Prince of Ottaviano) in the Kingdom of Naples in 1600 and died out in 1874 with Prince Giuseppe. The Castello Mediceo was passed on to the female line several times until the Prince Lancellotti di Lauro sold it to the Camorra boss Raffaele Cutolo in 1980 . It was confiscated in 1991 and passed into municipal ownership in 1995. In the 1980s, Ottaviano also gained fame as the Camorra stronghold.

In 1944 the city was badly damaged by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius . Now the place is right next to the Vesuvio National Park .

Population development

Between 1991 and 2001 the population increased from 21,973 to 22,670. This corresponds to a percentage increase of 3.2%.

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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