Forio
Encyclopedia
Forio is a town and comune
of c. 17,000 inhabitants in the province in Naples
, Italy
, situated on the island of Ischia
.
Its territory includes the town of Panza
, the only frazione of Forio and of the island of Ischia. Panza
has always been an independent village since the 16th century when a first governmental organization was introduced on the island. In the 1975 the inhabitants of Panza
tried to became an independent comune but the referendum
, claimed by the inhabitants of Forio, was denied by the Campania's Regional Government.
There are numerous coastal watchtower
s, built from the Middle Ages against Saracen
and African pirates raids.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
of c. 17,000 inhabitants in the province in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy
Italy
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, situated on the island of Ischia
Ischia
Ischia is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about 30 km from the city of Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. Roughly trapezoidal in shape, it measures around 10 km east to west and 7 km north to south and has...
.
Its territory includes the town of Panza
Panza
Panza is a small town of 7000 inhabitants on the island of Ischia, Italy..-The name:According to many scholars the name Panza would derive from the Greek words pan and zao so where all is alive.In fact, according to the many archaeological discoveries the place was so named by the first Greek...
, the only frazione of Forio and of the island of Ischia. Panza
Panza
Panza is a small town of 7000 inhabitants on the island of Ischia, Italy..-The name:According to many scholars the name Panza would derive from the Greek words pan and zao so where all is alive.In fact, according to the many archaeological discoveries the place was so named by the first Greek...
has always been an independent village since the 16th century when a first governmental organization was introduced on the island. In the 1975 the inhabitants of Panza
Panza
Panza is a small town of 7000 inhabitants on the island of Ischia, Italy..-The name:According to many scholars the name Panza would derive from the Greek words pan and zao so where all is alive.In fact, according to the many archaeological discoveries the place was so named by the first Greek...
tried to became an independent comune but the referendum
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
, claimed by the inhabitants of Forio, was denied by the Campania's Regional Government.
There are numerous coastal watchtower
Watchtower
A watchtower is a type of fortification used in many parts of the world. It differs from a regular tower in that its primary use is military, and from a turret in that it is usually a freestanding structure. Its main purpose is to provide a high, safe place from which a sentinel or guard may...
s, built from the Middle Ages against Saracen
Saracen
Saracen was a term used by the ancient Romans to refer to a people who lived in desert areas in and around the Roman province of Arabia, and who were distinguished from Arabs. In Europe during the Middle Ages the term was expanded to include Arabs, and then all who professed the religion of Islam...
and African pirates raids.