Giugliano in Campania

Giugliano in Campania
Comune
Comune di Giugliano in Campania
Church of the Annunziata.
Coat of arms
Giugliano in Campania Location of Giugliano in Campania in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province / Metropolitan city	Metropolitan City of Naples
Frazioni	Lago Patria
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Poziello
Area
• Total	94 km2 (36 sq mi)
Population (31 August 2015)
• Total	122,378
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Giuglianesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	80014
Dialing code	081
Patron saint	St. Iulianus
Saint day	January 9
Website	Official website

Giugliano in Campania [dʒuʎˈʎjaːno in kamˈpaːnja], also known simply as Giugliano, is a city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy. As of 2015, it had some 122.378 inhabitants and it is the most populated Italian city not provincial seat.

History

In 5th-4th century BCE the territory of Giugliano was settled by the Osci. According to a tradition, the city was founded by a group of colonists from Cuma in 421 BCE, who called it Lilianum ("Land of the lilies"). The city remained a small center until 1207, when Cuma was destroyed by the Neapolitans; some of the citizens from that town, including the clergy and the cathedral capitular, took shelter in Giugliano. The first documents mentioning a fief in Giugliano dates from 1270.

Lords of the city were, in sequence, the Vulcano, Filomarino, Pignatelli, D'Aquino, Pinelli and Colonna.

Main sights

• Palazzo Pinelli, built in 1545 by architect Giovanni Francesco di Palma. It had a side tower, which was later demolished.
• Church of Santa Sofia (17th century), designed by Domenico Fontana. It was finished in 1730-1745 by the Neapolitan architect Domenico Antonio Vaccaro. It houses the tomb of Giovan Battista Basile.
• Church of the Annunziata, known from the 16th century. It is home to several canvasses by Neapolitan artists such as Massimo Stanzione and Carlo Sellitto. it has a nave with apse and transept; the pulpit is in Roccoco style, while the rest of the interior is decorated in Baroque style. Notable are also the large wooden organ (late 16th century), the Chapel of Madonna della Pace and early 16th Stories of the Virgin' in the left transept.
• Church of Sant'Anna. Of the original building, existing in the 14th century, the bell tower remains. It houses 16th-century paintings by Fabrizio Santafede and Pietro Negroni.
• Church of Madonna delle Grazie, with a 14th-century bell tower and a 16th-century portal. The interior has a 15th-century Gothic Incoronation of the Virgin and early 16th-century frescoes.

See also

• S.S.C. Giugliano
• Liternum

External links

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