- Portici
Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di Portici
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region = RegioneIT|sigla=CAM
province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=NA (NA)
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elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 29
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 = 4.52
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 31-12-04
population_total = 57777
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population_density_km2 = 14.726
coordinates = coord|40|49|11|N|14|20|28|E|region:IT_type:city(57777)
gentilic = Porticesi
telephone = 081
postalcode = 80055, 80052
frazioni = Bellavista
saint = San Ciro
day =31 January
mapx = #expr:40 + 49 / 60.0
mapy = #expr:14 + 20 / 60.0
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native_name = Portici
name = Portici
website = http://www.comune.portici.na.it/Portici is a
town and "comune " of theProvince of Naples in theCampania region of southernItaly . It is the site of a palace of the kings of Naples.Geography
Portici lies at the foot of
Mount Vesuvius on theBay of Naples , about 8 km (5 miles) southeast of Naples itself. There is a smallport . To the south east isErcolano , formerly Resina, which occupies the site of ancientHerculaneum .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 are engaged in
fishing ,silk -growing and silk-weaving .Demographics
As of the Italian census of 2001, the city had a population of 60,218 inhabitants. The city's land area is 4.52 km²; with a
population density of 13,322.57 / km², Portici is the most densely populated "comune" in Italy.Notes and references
*1911
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