Pozzuoli
Pozzuoli is a city and comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. It is the main city of the Phlegrean Peninsula.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 80,900 residents
- Also known as: “063060”
- Postal code: 80078
Places of Interest
Highlights include Phlegraean Fields and Lake Avernus.
Phlegraean Fields
Volcano
Photo: Oliver-Bonjoch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Phlegraean Fields is a large volcanic caldera west of Naples, Italy. The Neapolitan Yellow Tuff eruption produced just 50 cubic kilometers. It is, however, one of relatively few volcanoes large enough to form a caldera.
Lake Avernus
Lake
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Lake Avernus is a volcanic crater lake located in the Avernus crater in the Campania region of southern Italy, around 4 kilometres west of Pozzuoli. It is near the volcanic field known as the Phlegraean Fields and comprises part of the wider Campanian volcanic arc.
Solfatara
Volcano
Photo: Donarreiskoffer, CC BY 3.0.
Solfatara is a shallow volcanic crater at Pozzuoli, near Naples, part of the Phlegraean Fields volcanic area. It is a volcano, which emits jets of steam with sulfurous fumes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bacoli and Quarto.
Bacoli
Town
Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.
Bacoli is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region of Campania, located about 15 kilometres west of Naples. Bacoli is situated 4½ km southwest of Pozzuoli.
Quarto
Town
Quarto is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 11 km northwest of Naples. Quarto borders the following municipalities: Giugliano in Campania, Marano di Napoli, Naples, Pozzuoli, Villaricca. Quarto is situated 6 km northeast of Pozzuoli.
Pozzuoli
- Location: Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.8322° or 40° 49′ 56″ northLongitude
14.1045° or 14° 6′ 16″ eastPopulation
80,900Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
8FGPR4J3+VRGeoNames ID
6541681
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In Other Languages
“Pozzuoli” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Comune di Pozzuoli”
- Italian: “Pozzuoli”
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