Frattamaggiore

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Comune di Frattamaggiore

Location of Frattamaggiore in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Campania
Province Naples (NA)
Elevation 44 m (144 ft)
Area 5.32 km² (2 sq mi)
Population (as of 31-12-04)
 - Total 31,831
 - Density 5,983/km² (15,496/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 40°56′0″N, 14°17′0″E
Gentilic Frattesi
Dialing code 081
Postal code 80027
Patron St. Sosius the Levite & Martyr
 - Day 23 September
Website: http://www.comune.frattamaggiore.na.it/


Frattamaggiore is a commune in the province of Napoli in Campania, Italy.

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[edit] Geography

It is located in the Afragola hinterland. At the 2001 census 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, Cardito, Crispano, Frattaminore, *Grumo Nevano, and Sant'Arpino.

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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.

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