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Afragola (:afraˈɡoːla) (Neapolitan: ''Afravóla''; Afragolese dialect: ''Afraóra'') is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples, southern Italy. It is one of the 100 largest Italian cities (the ones that have a population of more than 63,000 inhabitants). The communal territory, measuring , borders the municipalities of Acerra, Casalnuovo di Napoli, Caivano, Cardito and Casoria, forming a single metropolitan area of around 100,000 inhabitants. The ''comune'' of Afragola is one of the most densely populated of the country. ==Main sights== *Baroque sanctuary-basilica of St. Anthony's sanctuary-basilica. It was begun in 1633 and has a nave with two aisles, internally decorated with marbles. The bell tower was constructed from 1590. *The castle, documented from 1495, was likely built from around 1420. According to the tradition, it was a residence of queen Joanna II of Naples. It currently houses a childhood school. *Church of Santa Maria d'Ajello, founded in 1190. It houses works by Giovan Angelo Criscuolo, Alessandro Viola (1695) and Angelo Mozzillo. *Church of San Marco in Sylvis, built around 1179. On its external wall is a slab on which, according to the legend, once sat both St. Mark and St. Januarius. *Church of San Marco all'Olmo, built in 1615. *Palazzo Migliore (17th century) *Parish church of San Giorgio Martire, built in 1695-1702 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Afragola」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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