Cimitile
Encyclopedia
Cimitile is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Naples
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 25 km northeast of Naples
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,877 and an area of 2.7 km². In antiquity Cimitile was the necropolis for the town of Nola
, and it was here that Paulinus of Nola
founded a monastic community in the year 395
.
Cimitile borders the following municipalities: Camposano
, Casamarciano
, Comiziano
, Nola
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Naples
Province of Naples
The Province of Naples is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital city is Naples, within the province there are 92 Comuni of the Province of Naples.-Demographics:...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, located about 25 km northeast of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,877 and an area of 2.7 km². In antiquity Cimitile was the necropolis for the town of Nola
Nola
Nola is a city and comune of Campania, southern Italy, in the province of Naples, situated in the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines...
, and it was here that Paulinus of Nola
Paulinus of Nola
Saint Paulinus of Nola, also known as Pontificus Meropius Anicius Paulinus was a Roman senator who converted to a severe monasticism in 394...
founded a monastic community in the year 395
395
Year 395 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Olybrius and Probinus...
.
Cimitile borders the following municipalities: Camposano
Camposano
Camposano is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 25 km northeast of Naples...
, Casamarciano
Casamarciano
Casamarciano is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 30 km northeast of Naples.Casamarciano borders the following municipalities: Avella, Cimitile, Comiziano, Nola, Tufino, Visciano....
, Comiziano
Comiziano
Comiziano is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 30 km northeast of Naples.Comiziano borders the following municipalities: Camposano, Casamarciano, Cicciano, Cimitile, Tufino....
, Nola
Nola
Nola is a city and comune of Campania, southern Italy, in the province of Naples, situated in the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines...
.