Visciano

Visciano
Country	Italy
region	Campania
Metropolitan city	Naples  (NA)
Coordinates	40 ° 55 '  N , 14 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 40 ° 55 '0 "  N , 14 ° 35' 0"  E
height	300  m slm
surface	10.89 km²
Residents	4,362 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	401 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	80030
prefix	081
ISTAT number	063088
Popular name	Viscianesi
Website	Visciano

Visciano is a municipality with 4362 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the metropolitan city of Naples , Campania region .

Location

The neighboring towns of Visciano are Avella ( AV ), Baiano (AV), Casamarciano , Liveri , Marzano di Nola (AV), Monteforte Irpino (AV), Mugnano del Cardinale (AV), Nola , Pago del Vallo di Lauro (AV), Sperone (AV) and Taurano (AV).

Population development

Visciano counts 1521 private households . Between 1991 and 2001 the population increased from 4424 to 4621. This corresponds to a percentage increase of 4.5%.

Pilgrimage

Visciano is known outside of the region for the pilgrimage to the Madonna del Carpinello , a portrait of Mary that was found at the foot of a hornbeam ( Italian carpine ) and is considered to be miraculous. For the multitudes of pilgrims , a new basilica ( Santuario di Maria Santissima Consolatrice del Carpinello ) was built, which was completed in 1971.

Web links

Commons : Visciano  - 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.
2. ^ Il Prodigioso Quadro , accessed September 9, 2019 (Italian).