Visciano
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Country | Italy | |
region | Campania | |
Metropolitan city | Naples (NA) | |
Coordinates | 40 ° 55 ' N , 14 ° 35' 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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ^ Il Prodigioso Quadro , accessed September 9, 2019 (Italian).