Fountain of the Spinacorona
The Fountain of the Spinacorona, vulgarly known as the Fontana delle Zizze, is an ancient fountain in central Naples, located against a wall of the church of Santa Caterina della Spina Corona.Photo: Baku, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Lithobius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: fountain
- Also known as: “Fontana della Spinacorona (Napoli)”, “Fontana delle Zizze”, and “Fountain of the Spinacorona, Naples”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paleontology museum of Naples and Santa Caterina della Spinacorona.
Santa Caterina della Spinacorona
Church
Photo: Baku, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Caterina della Spinacorona is a church.
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II - Sede Centrale
University
Photo: IlSistemone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II - Sede Centrale is an university, which is situated 120 metres southwest of Fountain of the Spinacorona.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pendino and Porto.
Pendino
Suburb
Pendino is one of the 30 quartieri of Naples, southern Italy. It covers an area of 0.63 km2 and in 2009 had a population of 15,588 inhabitants. The neighbourhood is part of the historical city centre, including the Palazzo Como, that houses the Filangieri Civic Museum, on the main north–south street in the area, Via Duomo.
Porto
Suburb
Photo: lance mountain, CC BY 2.0.
Porto is one of the thirty quarters of the city of Naples. It covers 1.14 square kilometres, and as of 2009, had 5738 inhabitants. Porto is in the 2nd municipality subdivision, adjacent to the main passenger and freight terminals of the Port of Naples, in the historic part of the city.
San Giuseppe
Suburb
San Giuseppe is a quartiere or neighbourhood of Naples, southern Italy, which includes many of the points of interest on the western side of the historic centre of the city, including the square and church of Gesù Nuovo, the buildings along via Benedetto Croce and the square, Piazza San Domenico Maggiore.
Fountain of the Spinacorona
Latitude
40.84628° or 40° 50′ 47″ northLongitude
14.25874° or 14° 15′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8FGPR7W5+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 2756681183OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainWikidata ID
Q960980
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Fountain of the Spinacorona” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “荆棘冠冕喷泉”
- Dutch: “Fontana della Spinacorona”
- French: “fontaine de la Spinacorona”
- French: “Fontaine de la Spinacorona”
- Hungarian: “Fontana della spinacorona”
- Italian: “Fontana della Spinacorona”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Largo Maria Giuseppina Castellano Lanzara and Piazza Portanova.
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