Pagani
Comune di Pagani
Panoramic view
Panoramic view
Location of Pagani
Pagani is located in Italy
Pagani
Pagani
Location of Pagani in Italy
Pagani is located in Campania
Pagani
Pagani
Pagani (Campania)
Coordinates: 40°44′N 14°37′E / 40.733°N 14.617°E / 40.733; 14.617
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceSalerno (SA)
Government
  MayorRaffaele Maria De Prisco (s. 5.10.2020)
Area
  Total12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2004)[2]
  Total34,775
  Density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
DemonymPaganese (Paganesi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
84016
Dialing code081
Patron saint
Saint day
WebsiteOfficial website

Pagani (Italian: [paˈgani]; Neapolitan: ('e) Pavane, [(e) pɑˈvɑːnə]) is a town and comune in Campania, Italy, administratively part of the Province of Salerno, in the region known as the Agro nocerino-sarnese. Pagani has a population of 35,834, as of 2016.[3][4]

History

In the period before the Roman supremacy in southern Italy, it was included into the territory of Nuceria, the chief town in the Sarnus valley – Herculaneum, Pompeii, Stabiae and Surrentum all being dependent upon it, according to many archaeologists. It maintained its allegiance to Rome till 309 BC when it joined the revolted Samnites.[5] In 308 BC it repulsed a Roman attempt to land at the mouth of the Sarnus, but in 307 BC it was besieged and surrendered. It obtained favourable terms, and remained faithful to Rome even after Cannae.[5]

Hannibal reduced it in 216 BC by starvation, and destroyed the town of Nuceria. The inhabitants returned when peace was restored. Even during the Social War it remained true to Rome. In 73 BC it was plundered by Spartacus.[5]

In the Middle Ages (around the 9th century) a small colony of Saracens was actually introduced in the town by permission of the Dukes of Naples, but it lasted only a few decades.

It was united to Nocera Inferiore, and it took the name of Nuceria Paganorum, by the Paganos, a noble family living in the castle of Curtis in Plano (the family could have taken this surname from the pagans/Saracens who previously inhabited the area), in the nowadays Pagani.

Churches and religion

Pagani is home to some well-known churches and basilica, including:

Sports

The town is home to the Italian third-division Serie C football club, Paganese Calcio 1926, whose home ground is the 6,000-seat Stadio Marcello Torre.

See also

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. "Pagani (Salerno, Campania, Italy) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  4. "Pagani - Italy: Information and Town Profile". Comuni-Italiani.it. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  5. 1 2 3 Belsito, Francesco; De Pascale, Carmine (2013). Storia di Pagani. Monumenti, personaggi, tradizioni. Angri: Gaia.

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