Licignano di Napoli

Licignano di Napoli
Frazione
Licignano Duke Palace
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
Metropolitan cityNaples (NA)
ComuneCasalnuovo di Napoli
Area
 • Total
4.0 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population
[1]
 • Total
6,000
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
DemonymLicignanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
80013 (80015 until 2006)
Dialing code081
WebsiteOfficial website

Licignano di Napoli is the main neighbourhood of Casalnuovo di Napoli, an Italian comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples located 11.67 km northeast of Naples.[2]

It borders the neighbourhood of Casalnuovo, the city of Acerra and Pomigliano d'Arco and the frazione of Tavernanova

Licignano was created as Colonia (Roman) for the soldiers stationed between Naples and Nola knows as Licini.[3]

History

The Duchy of Licignano

Licignano was probably founded by Romans as castrum for military operations in the Area nolana. During the medieval became the southest village of the County of Acerra[4][5] until Ferdinando de Cardenas sold it to Bartolo Rendina in 1534. The Rendina Family kept the Barony for 132 years, then they sold it in 1666 to the Salerno Family. Gennaro Maria Salerno hired Salvatore Lanzetta in 1774 to build - from the old fortress - the new palace of the first Duchy of Licignano[6] (completed in 1780). With the end of Feudalism in the Kingdom of Two Sicilies the Duchy was sold to Balzo of Presenzano and then to Anfora family while Carmine Lancellotti of Durazzo (Prince of Lauro and cadet branch of Ladislaus of Naples)[7] brought the duchy palace in 1920. During the early stage of the Kingdom of Italy, Giuseppe Anfora di Licignano was the Italian ambassador in Guatemala, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay (1868–1894).[8]

Union with Casalnuovo

In the 19th century Licignano was an independent town, then district of Pomigliano, then a town against (as Licignano di Napoli) until it was forced to merge with Casalnuovo di Napoli in 1929.[9] After the 1980 Irpinia earthquake Casalnuovo underwent an incredible population growt with new with the construction of new buildings towards the west. In the same years Licignano got it two Circumvesuviana stations[10] while the last one (Salice) was opened in 2001 as an underground station.[11]

Geography

Source:[12]

  • Licignano (old town) is developed around Via Vittorio Emanuele III with the Duchy Palace built on the parallel road Via XXV Luglio and the farming area that originated from Via Vicinale San Giuliano
  • Talona a district between Pomigliano and Casalnuovo built on Via Iazzetta, it have it own Vesuviana station (Talona) and it border the south side of Viale dei Tigli
  • La Pigna a district between Licignano and Casalnuovo built on Via Pigna, it have it own Vesuviana station (La Pigna) and - along with Talona - most of the streets got flowers or plants names

Transport

  • National Railway: Stazione di Casalnuovo FS, south gate from the parking lot, it connect Licignano with Naples, Fuorigrotta, Caserta and Santa Maria Capua Vetere station
  • Regional Railway: Stazione di Talona and Stazione di La Pigna on the Circumvesuviana line that connect Naples with Nola, Pomigliano and Baiano
  • Bus line: Number 169 that connect the town with Naples

Education

Licignano di Napoli have several elementary schools and the ICS "Aldo Moro" middle school along with:

Architecture

Source:[16]

Chuches

  • San Nicola Di Bari (1583) is a medieval chapel elevated as Church by Monsignor Scipione Salernitano, Bishop of Acerra set in Via Vittorio Emanuele III[17]
  • Maria Ss. Annunziata (1995) is the Church set in Via Pigna
  • San Giuseppe (XVII century) chapel founded by Luca Manna in Via Vittorio Emanuele III

Civil architecture

  • Palazzo Salerno-Lancillotti was built as medieval farm to store (and ground) the grain for the Count of Acerra, was renoved as fortress castle during the Rendina Barony (1534–1666), then was transformed in a nobility palace with Gennaro Maria Salerno, first Duke of Licignano
  • Parco Urbano Pino Daniele the main urban park created in Via Giovanni Falcone after the demolition of the east-side of the old Industrial area, its connected to the Casalnuovo Rome–Cassino–Naples railway station
  • Magic Vision a three-story building open in 2002[18] with a Cinema in the east side and a Post office in the west with a small mall in the north of its parking lot
  • Parco delle Chiocciole is a private park decorated with colorful giant snail-shaped sculptures

Streets

  • Via Vittorio Emanuele III is the main street of Licignano, was built on the Provincial road (Italy) n°28 Napoli that connect Via Benevento in Casalnuovo with Via Nazionale delle Puglie in Pomigliano and was known in the past as Corso Umberto I (when Licignano was an independent town)
  • Via Pigna connect the old town of Licignano with the old town of Casalnuovo and its the north border of the new district built during and after the 1980s
  • Via Iazzetta its the main road of Talona, an area developed between Licignano and Pomigliano d'Arco, it connect the south part of the old town with the Talona train station
  • Viale dei Tigli the main parallel road of Via Vittorio Emanuele, it connect Talona with Pigna and its one of the main business road of the city with the Magic Vision and the Post office

References

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ^ "Frazione Licignano di Napoli". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Comune di Casalnuovo-Licignano". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Acerra". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Palazzo Salerno-Lancellotti di Durazzo". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Palazzo Lancellotti di Durazzo - Casalnuovo di Napoli (NA)". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Famiglia Lancellotti". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Famiglia Anfora". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  9. ^ "063803 Licignano di Napoli (Napoli)". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  10. ^ Eleuterio e Giorgio Vallini, Binari intorno al Vesuvio, in "I Treni" n. 210 (dicembre 1999), p. 17.
  11. ^ Nuove stazioni sulla Circumvesuviana, in "Tutto Treno", anno XIV, n. 150 febbraio 2002, p. 9.
  12. ^ "Mappa di Casalnuovo di Napoli". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Università Giustino Fortunato - Palazzo Salerno Lancellotti di Durazzo" (PDF). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  14. ^ "IISS Giancarlo Siani Casalnuovo". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  15. ^ "ISIS Europa La Storia". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Comune di Casalnuovo di Napoli". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Chiesa: San Nicola di Bari". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Magic Vision Multisala (Casalnuovo di Napoli)". Retrieved 27 January 2026.
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