Portici




Comune in Campania, Italy
















































































Portici
Comune

Royal Palace of Portici
Royal Palace of Portici


Coat of arms of Portici
Coat of arms

Location of Portici







Portici is located in Italy

Portici

Portici



Location of Portici in Italy

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Portici is located in Campania

Portici

Portici



Portici (Campania)

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Coordinates: 40°49′11″N 14°20′28″E / 40.81972°N 14.34111°E / 40.81972; 14.34111
Country Italy
Region Campania
Metropolitan city
Naples (NA)
Frazioni
Bellavista
Government

 • Mayor Vincenzo Cuomo
Area

 • Total 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation

 29 m (95 ft)
Population
(30 September 2012)

 • Total 55,365
 • Density 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Porticesi
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
80055, 80052
Dialing code 081
Patron saint Cyrus
Saint day 31 January
Website Official website

Portici (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpɔrtitʃi]; Neapolitan: Puortece [ˈpwortə(t)ʃə]) is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy. It is the site of the Portici Royal Palace.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 History


  • 3 Economy


  • 4 Notable people


  • 5 Notes and references


  • 6 External links





Geography


Portici lies at the foot of Mount Vesuvius on the Bay of Naples, about 8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Naples itself. There is a small port. To the south east is Ercolano, formerly Resina, which occupies the site of ancient Herculaneum. San Giorgio a Cremano is another town nearby.



History


The city was completely destroyed by the Eruption of Vesuvius in 1631, but was rebuilt. Charles III of Spain, King of Naples and Sicily, built a royal palace in the town between 1738-1748. After Garibaldi defeated the Bourbons in 1860, the palace was turned into the Portici botanic gardens and the Royal Higher School of Agriculture. It once contained the antiquities from Herculaneum, which have since been moved to Naples.



Economy


The inhabitants were historically engaged in fishing, silk-growing and silk-weaving up to the beginning of the 20th century. Later a more diversified economy emerged, with industry and trade as main pillars.


Vincenzo Cuomo is the mayor. In 2009, he banned shops from displaying Christmas decorations because shopkeepers were subject to extortion to buy Camorra (mob) sold decorations.[1][2]


In March 2008, Boeing opened a research centre for advanced materials under an agreement with Alenia.[3]



Notable people




  • Charles IV of Spain (1748–1819), King of Spain


  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who played in the royal chapel for the Borbone family [4]



Notes and references



  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Portici" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 118..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




  1. ^ Infos at npr.org


  2. ^ Infos at online.wjs.com


  3. ^ Infos at ft.com


  4. ^ Ruggiero Cappuccio, Fuoco su Napoli




External links


Media related to Portici at Wikimedia Commons



  • (in Italian) Local information portal











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