Frattamaggiore
Encyclopedia
Geography
It is located in the AfragolaAfragola
Afragola is a city and comune in southern Italy. It is in Campania, in the province of Naples, between the territories corresponding to the ancient cities of Acerra and Atella...
hinterland. At the 2001 census
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
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the municipality had a population of 32,731 inhabitants and a land area of 5.32 km² (2.054 sq mi). It is bordered by Afragola
Afragola
Afragola is a city and comune in southern Italy. It is in Campania, in the province of Naples, between the territories corresponding to the ancient cities of Acerra and Atella...
, Cardito
Cardito
Cardito is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 14 km northeast of Naples. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 20,752 and an area of 3.2 km²....
, Crispano
Crispano
Crispano is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 13 km north of Naples.Crispano borders the following municipalities: Caivano, Cardito, Frattamaggiore, Frattaminore, Orta di Atella....
, Frattaminore
Frattaminore
Frattaminore is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 13 km north of Naples.Frattaminore borders the following municipalities: Crispano, Frattamaggiore, Orta di Atella, Sant'Arpino....
, Grumo Nevano
Grumo Nevano
Grumo Nevano is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 11 km north of Naples.-External links:*...
, and Sant'Arpino
Sant'Arpino
Sant'Arpino is a comune in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania located about 11 km northwest of Naples and about 12 km southwest of Caserta....
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History
The first records of Frattamaggiore date to 921 AD, although the area was probably settled in pre-Roman times. The people of Atella built a watchtower in response to the Vandal invasion of 455AD, around which refugees from Miseno settled when their town was razed by the Saracens.Notable people
- Francesco DuranteFrancesco DuranteFrancesco Durante was an Italian composer.He was born at Frattamaggiore, in the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, and at an early age he entered the Conservatorio dei poveri di Gesù Cristo, in Naples, where he received lessons from Gaetano Greco. Later he became a pupil of Alessandro Scarlatti at the...
(1684-1755), musicianMusicianA musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession.... - Arturo LupoliArturo LupoliArturo Lupoli is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward, currently for U.S. Grosseto. His former clubs include Parma, Arsenal and Derby County, where he spent the 2006–07 season on loan. He was renowned as having a rivalry with Italian International Giuseppe Rossi, as the media had billed...
(1987- ), football player - Francesco LodiFrancesco LodiFrancesco Lodi is an Italian footballer, who plays for Calcio Catania in the Italian Serie A. He is a free-kick and penalty specialist.-Empoli F.C.:...
(1984- ), football player - Lorenzo InsigneLorenzo InsigneLorenzo Insigne is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Pescara, on loan from Napoli.-Club career:...
(1991- ), football player - Claudio CostanzoClaudio CostanzoClaudio Costanzo is an Italian footballer. He plays as a midfielder. He is currently playing for A.C. Isola Liri.-External links:...
(1985- ), football player