San Giovanni a Teduccio is a coastal suburb in the east of Naples

Naples

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History

The area was incorporated into the city of Naples under Fascist rule. The area has been heavily developed since the end of WWII and suffers the same problems of unemployment and crime that afflict much of eastern Naples.

Economy

Historically, the area was at the center of early industry in Naples and contains the facility that produced the first railway in Italy, Pietrarsa, now a railway museum.

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