Giugliano in Campania

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = GiuglianoinCampania.gif
official_name = Comune di Giugliano in Campania
region = Campania
province = Naples (NA)
elevation_m =
area_total_km2 = 94
population_as_of = December 31, 2004
population_total = 105,951
population_density_km2 = 1127
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|40|56|N|14|12|E|region:IT-NA_type:city(100000)|display=inline,title
frazioni = Lago Patria
telephone = 081
postalcode = 80014
gentilic = Giuglianesi
saint = St. Iulianus
day = January 9
mayor =
website = [http://www.comune.giugliano.na.it www.comune.giugliano.na.it]

Giugliano in Campania is a town of 105,951 inhabitants in the province of Napoli, Campania, Italy.

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.