Pomigliano d'Arco

Pomigliano d'Arco
Pomigliano d'Arco
	Comune
	Piazza Primavera
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Pomigliano d'Arco Location of Pomigliano d'Arco in Italy
	Coordinates: 40°55′N 14°24′E / 40.917°N 14.400°E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Metropolitan city	Naples (NA)
Frazioni	Pacciano
Government
• Mayor	Raffaele Russo
Area
• Total	11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population (30 November 2015)[1]
• Total	39,922
• Density	3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Pomiglianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	80038
Dialing code	081
Patron saint	Felix of Nola
Saint day	14 January
Website	Official website

Pomigliano d'Arco is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, located north of Mount Vesuvius.

The city is home to several automobile plants (former Alfa Romeo Alfasud plant, now owned by Fiat) and the aeronautic manufacturing firm Alenia Aeronautica.^[2] It is also home to Elasis, Fiat's research center in southern Italy.

History

During World War II, Pomigliano was the location of a large military airfield and base, and was attacked on several occasions by the United States Army Air Forces. The airfield was later used by the RAF and the USAAF Twelfth Air Force during the Italian campaign and known as RAF Pomigliano and Pomigliano Airfield.

References

General references

Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.

Inline citations

↑ "Pomigliano d'Arco (Napoli)". City Population. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
↑ "Contacts" Archived 2012-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.. Alenia Aeronautica. Retrieved 4 February 2012. "Pomigliano d'Arco Viale dell'Aeronautica - 80038 Pomigliano d’Arco (Napoli)"

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

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[1] "Pomigliano d'Arco (Napoli)". City Population. Retrieved March 10, 2017.

[2] "Contacts" Archived 2012-08-10 at the Wayback Machine.. Alenia Aeronautica. Retrieved 4 February 2012. "Pomigliano d'Arco Viale dell'Aeronautica - 80038 Pomigliano d’Arco (Napoli)"