Ercolano

Ercolano is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, of . It lies at the western foot of , on the Bay of Naples, just southeast of the city of Naples.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Herculaneum and Villa of the Papyri.

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is a town close to in , . It is named after the ruined Roman city which forms its main attraction. was destroyed by an eruption of Mt. in AD 79, the same eruption that destroyed .

Archaeological site
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The was an ancient Roman villa in , in what is now , southern . It is named after its unique library of papyri scrolls, discovered in 1750.

Public building
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, also known as Real Villa della Favorita, was a royal rural palace in , Italy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torre del Greco and Portici.

Town
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is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in , with a population of c. 85,000 as of 2016. The locals are sometimes called Corallini because of the once plentiful coral in the nearby sea, and because the city has been a major producer of coral jewellery and cameo brooches since the seventeenth century.

Town
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is a town and municipality of the Metropolitan City of Naples in the region of in . It has 51,351 inhabitants.

Ercolano

Latitude
40.8063° or 40° 48′ 23″ north
Longitude
14.3609° or 14° 21′ 39″ east
Population
52,400
Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)
Open location code
8FGPR946+G9
Geo­Names ID
6541165
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In Other Languages

“Ercolano” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “Comune di Ercolano”
  • Italian: “Ercolano”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Miglio D’oro and Stazione di Ercolano Scavi.

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