Secondigliano

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Quarters of Naples - Secondigliano is number 24

Secondigliano is a relatively modern suburb in the north of Naples, in southern Italy.

Geography

Secondigliano lies between San Pietro a Patierno and Scampìa.

History

The name may derive from a contraction of "secondo" (second) and "miglio" (mile) since the area was at the second milestone on the old road to Capua. Alternatively, the name may derive from the Roman family name "Secondili." The area was a feudal holding in the Middle Ages and not incorporated into the city of Naples until the Fascist period.

Secondigliano is relatively modern, the result of extensive building in the 1970s and 1980s, yet has enormous social problems similar to those in adjacent communities: high unemployment, truancy and drop-out rate from school, drugs and the pervasiveness of organized crime, the Camorra. Secondigliano is the site of one of the most important maximum security prisons in Italy.

Notes and references

External links

(Italian) Story of Secondigliano

v t e Administrative divisions of Naples

Municipalities	First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth

Quarters	Arenella Avvocata Bagnoli Barra Chiaia Chiaiano Fuorigrotta Mercato Miano Montecalvario Pendino Pianura Piscinola Poggioreale Ponticelli Porto Posillipo San Carlo all'Arena San Ferdinando San Giovanni a Teduccio San Giuseppe San Lorenzo San Pietro a Patierno Secondigliano Scampìa Soccavo Stella Vicaria Vomero Zona Industriale

Coordinates: 40°54′N 14°16′E / 40.900°N 14.267°E / 40.900; 14.267

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