MARANO DI NAPOLI

'Marano di Napoli' is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 9 km northwest of Naples. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 58,938 and an area of 15.5 km².^[1]
The municipality of Marano di Napoli contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) San Rocco, Castello Monteleone, San Marco, Torre Caracciolo, and Torre Piscicelli.
Marano di Napoli borders the following municipalities: Calvizzano, Mugnano di Napoli, Naples, Quarto, Villaricca.

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Demographic evolution

Economy

References

External links

Demographic evolution

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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 cherrys (Recca's cherrys) 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 cityzens of Marano has been the sell of the ''tufo'' stones. The tufo workers, also known as ''montesi'', used to start working very young. Ten workers could extract the incredible amount of two thousands stones per day. A jingle was used to beat the time while the ''montesi'' were working. The jingle was made of fifty, absolutely not polite, verses, and at the end of the jingle each worker was sure he had extracted exactly fifty stones. Unfortunately only few people still remember the jingle and they don't like to talk about it.

The April 5th is the day of Saint Vincenzo, protector of the ''montesi''. Citizens used to organize a great celebration for that day since many of them or their relatives were montesi.

References

1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

★ www.comunemarano.na.it/