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Fontanelle cemetery

The Fontanelle cemetery in is a charnel house, an , located in a cave in the tuff hillside in the Materdei section of the city. It is associated with a chapter in the folklore of the city.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: cemetery
  • Address: Via Fontanelle 80, 80136

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chiesa di Maria Santissima del Carmine and San Raffaele, Naples.

Church
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is a church.

Church
San Raffaele is a church on Via Amato di Montecassino, in the quartiere of Materdei in , Italy. The church was founded in 1759 built on designs of Giuseppe Astarita, adjacent to a hospice for women called a Ritiro delle Pentite, or hospice for prostitutes. is situated 490 metres southeast of Fontanelle cemetery.

Castle
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Castel Sant'Elmo is a medieval fortress located on adjacent to the , overlooking , Italy. The name "Sant'Elmo" derives from a former 10th-century church dedicated to Sant'Erasmo, shortened to "Ermo" and, finally altered to "Elmo". is situated 1½ km south of Fontanelle cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avvocata and Stella.

Suburb
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is a quarter of , southern Italy. It is just outside, to the west, of the original historic centre of the Greco-Roman city of Naples. It is the first area beyond the original city developed under the Spanish viceroyship when the Spanish moved into the Kingdom of Naples in the mid-16th century.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of , southern Italy. The area includes the National Archaeological Museum, stretches north through the Sanità section of the city, up the Capodimonte hill to include the grounds and buildings of the Capodimonte art museum.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in , part of the quarter. It is located north of Naples' historical centre, adjacent to the Capodimonte hill.

Fontanelle cemetery

Latitude
40.85799° or 40° 51′ 29″ north
Longitude
14.23949° or 14° 14′ 22″ east
Open location code
8FGPV65Q+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 414420462
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q782398
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In Other Languages

From Croatian to Spanish—“Fontanelle cemetery” goes by many names.

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