Ercolano
Ercolano | |
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| comune di Ercolano (Italian) | |
Panorama of Ercolano | |
Location of Ercolano | |
| Coordinates: 40°48′N 14°21′E / 40.800°N 14.350°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Campania |
| Metropolitan city | Naples (NA) |
| Frazioni | San Vito |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ciro Buonajuto |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.64 km2 (7.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2015) | |
• Total | 53,843 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ercolanesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 80056 |
| Dialing code | 081 |
| Patron saint | Assumption of Mary |
| Saint day | 15 August |
| Website | Official website |
Ercolano (Italian: [erkoˈlaːno]) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania of Southern Italy. It lies at the western foot of Mount Vesuvius, on the Bay of Naples, just southeast of the city of Naples. The medieval town of Resina (IPA: [reˈziːna]) was built on the volcanic material left by the eruption of Vesuvius (79 AD) that destroyed the ancient city of Herculaneum, from which the present name is derived. Ercolano is a resort and the starting point for excursions to the excavations of Herculaneum and for the ascent of Vesuvius by bus. The town also manufactures leather goods, buttons, glass, and Lacryma Christi, 'Tears of Christ' wine.