Pomigliano d'Arco

Pomigliano d'Arco
Pomigliano d'Arco
Comune
	Comune di Pomigliano d'Arco
	Piazza Primavera
	Coat of arms
	Location of Pomigliano d'Arco
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	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)
• Total	39,962
• Density	3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi)
Demonym	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 an 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.^[3] 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

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Population data from Istat
^ "Contacts." Alenia Aeronautica. Retrieved on 4 February 2012. "Pomigliano d'Arco Viale dell'Aeronautica - 80038 Pomigliano d’Arco (Napoli) "