Vico Equense

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Vico Equense
coat of arms
Vico Equense (Italy)
Vico Equense
Country Italy
region Campania
Metropolitan city Naples  (NA)
Coordinates 40 ° 40 '  N , 14 ° 26'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 39 '44 "  N , 14 ° 25' 36"  E
height 90  m slm
surface 29.3 km²
Residents 20,748 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 708 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 80069
prefix 081
ISTAT number 063086
Popular name Vicani
Patron saint Santi Ciro and Giovanni
Website Vico Equense
View from Monte Faito to Vico Equense
View from Monte Faito to Vico Equense
The Church of Santissima Annunziata by Vico Equense, the Gulf of Naples and Mount Vesuvius

Vico Equense is a coastal city with 20,748 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Italian metropolitan city of Naples , in the Campania region . It is part of the mountain commune Comunità Montana Monti Lattari - Penisola Sorrentina . The place is a popular place to stay for many tourists due to its proximity to many attractions such as the ancient city of Pompeii , Vesuvius and Naples itself.

Vico Equense is the seat of the titular diocese of the same name of the Roman Catholic Church .

geography

Vico Equense is located at the northern end of the Sorrento Peninsula on the Gulf of Naples . The place is also located at the foot of the Monti Lattari mountain range , the highest peak of which, Sant'Angelo a Tre Pizzi, is 1,444 m. The city is on the Napoli Porta Nolana - Sorrento line of the Circumvesuviana regional train .

Vico Equense borders the municipalities of Castellammare di Stabia , Meta , Piano di Sorrento , Pimonte and Positano (SA) .

history

The city of Vico Equense is likely a Phoenician or Greek foundation. Archaeological finds also prove the presence of the Etruscans , which was already postulated by the ancient historians Strabo and Pliny the Elder . In ancient times the town was called Aequana. This name could go back to the Equi , a local tribe that was involved in the fight against the Romans at the time of the Punic Wars . An earthquake in AD 62 and the major eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 caused severe damage. In the following centuries Vico Equense was destroyed again several times, for example in 553 by the Goths and in the 9th century by the Saracens . The castle Castello Giusso Vico Equense was in 1301 by Charles II. Of Naples built.

Attractions

The Church of the Annunziata , which is the only Gothic church on the Sorrento peninsula, is a central attraction . Other places of interest are the Castello Giusso , built in 1301 and rebuilt from the 17th to 19th centuries, and the Antiquarium , which exhibits archaeological finds from a necropolis dating from the 7th to 5th centuries BC . Come from BC.

Vico Equense is known today for its thermal baths and for the so-called one-meter pizza.

Population development

The population of Vico Equenses has been growing steadily since records began in 1861. Between 1991 and 2001 the population increased from 18,967 to 20,048. This corresponds to a percentage increase of 5.7%.

sons and daughters of the town

Town twinning

Web links

Commons : Vico Equense  - 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.