Nocera Inferiore

History

The ancient city of Nuceria Alfaterna was situated nearby in Nocera Superiore. Some of the city's necropoli were located in the area of Nocera Inferiore. Its post-Roman history until 1851 is in common with Nocera Superiore. At an early date, the city became an episcopal see named Nuceria Christianorum ('Nocera of the Christians'), and in the 12th century, it sided with Innocent II against Roger II of Sicily, suffering severely for its choice. In the 13th century, and long after, the town had the name of Nocera dei Pagani ('Nocera of the pagans') because a colony of Muslim Saracens was introduced by Frederick II in the annexed territory of nowadays Pagani. It is said that, through their darker complexion and features, the townsfolk maintain the heritage of these Muslim settlers. In 1385 Pope Urban VI was besieged in the castle by Charles III of Naples. By the end of the 15th century, until 1806, Nuceria had the epithet ("of the pagans", Nuceria Paganorum); the town was then divided into 7 boroughs, that later became 5 separate comuni: Nocera Inferiore, Nocera Superiore, Pagani, Sant'Egidio and Corbara. Today the town of Pagani lies about one 1.5 km to the west.

Most-observed species

• Italian Wall Lizard

  Podarcis siculus (Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1810) · Squamata
  1,010
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  811
• Yellow-legged Gull

  Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
  708
• Italian Sparrow

  Passer italiae (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  692
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  524
• European Serin

  Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  493
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  481
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  422

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2026-05-21
  2 km E of Procida, Italy
• M 6 — 2026-03-09
  16 km SSE of Sant'Angelo, Italy
• M 4.7 — 2026-02-21
  5 km WSW of Licinella-Torre di Paestum, Italy
• M 4.1 — 2025-11-18
  16 km ESE of Ventotene, Italy
• M 4.4 — 2025-10-25
  3 km WNW of Summonte, Italy
• M 4 — 2025-10-24
  0 km SSE of Torrioni, Italy