Nola

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Nola

Total population

34,431

Coordinates40.92°, 14.53°

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Nola is a town and a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, southern Italy. It lies on the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines. It is traditionally credited as the diocese that introduced bells to Christian worship.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Umberto Nobile

Italian aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer (1885-1978)

Domenico Starnone

Italian writer

Vito Genovese

Italian-born American mobster(1897-1969)

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Francesco Romano

Italian footballer

Felice Cece

Italian archbishop

Giacomo Caliendo

Italian politician and magistrate

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Salvatore Giovanni Rinaldi

Italian Roman Catholic bishop

Amerigo Crispo

Italian politician (1886–1950)

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Antonio Cece

Italian composer and conductor (1907–1971)

Antonio Ciccone

Italian politician (1808–1893)

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Arturo D'Onofrio

Italian priest (1914–2006)

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Camillo Capolongo

Italian painter and sculptor (1940-2013)

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Carmine Alfieri

Italian Camorra boss

Carmine Mensorio

Italian politician (1938–1996)

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Claudio D'Onofrio

Italian association football player

Francesco Barbato

Italian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Campania

• Cimitile
  1.4 mi away · pop. 6,840
• Faibano
  1.8 mi away
• Liveri
  2.1 mi away · pop. 1,815
• San Vitaliano
  2.8 mi away · pop. 5,562
• Tufino
  2.9 mi away · pop. 3,247
• Roccarainola
  3.8 mi away · pop. 7,182
• Carbonara di Nola
  4 mi away · pop. 2,025
• Marigliano
  4 mi away · pop. 30,083
• San Gennaro Vesuviano
  4.2 mi away · pop. 11,966
• Mariglianella
  5.1 mi away · pop. 6,199
• Ottaviano
  5.4 mi away · pop. 23,860
• Brusciano
  5.7 mi away · pop. 15,309

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