Marano di Napoli

Marano di Napoli
—  Comune  —
Comune di Marano di Napoli
Marano di Napoli Location of Marano di Napoli in Italy
Coordinates: 40°54′N 14°11′E / 40.9°N 14.183°E / 40.9; 14.183Coordinates: 40°54′N 14°11′E / 40.9°N 14.183°E / 40.9; 14.183
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Naples (NA)
Frazioni	San Rocco, Castello Monteleone, San Marco, Torre Caracciolo, Torre Piscicelli
Government
- Mayor	Salvatore Perrotta
Area
- Total	15.45 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (525 ft)
Population (30 April 2009)
- Total	59,257
- Density	3,835.4/km2 (9,933.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Maranesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	80016
Dialing code	081
Patron saint	San Castrese
Saint day	February 11
Website	Official website

Marano di Napoli is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 9 km northwest of Naples.

Main sights

Marano's main attraction is the so-called Mausoleo del Ciaurro, the most important Roman funerary edifice in Campania, dating to the 1st-2nd century AD.

Economy

The main economic sources of the city are agriculture and commerce. Unfortunately many ancient typical noble arts have been lost during the years, like the handmade construction of stairs and cests. Strangely enough some renowned and typical local agricultural products are not produced anymore. In past years the peas from Marano (Santa Croce) and the cherries (Recca's cherries) were sold all over the Italy. So far only few cultivators have these two products.

For many centuries one of the main incomes for the citizens of Marano has been the sell of the tuff stones. The tufo workers, also known as montesi, used to start working at a very early age. Ten workers could extract two thousands stones per day. A jingle was used to beat the time while the montesi were working. The jingle was made of fifty, not polite, verses, and at the end of the jingle each worker was sure he had extracted exactly fifty stones.

References

External links

• Official website