Sant'Agnello
Encyclopedia
Sant'Agnello is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Naples
in the Italian
region Campania
, located about 25 km southeast of Naples
.
Sant'Agnello borders the following municipalities: Piano di Sorrento
, Sorrento
. It is served by the Circumvesuviana
, which is a narrow gauge railway that connects to the city of Naples
.
Novelist Francis Marion Crawford
lived in Sant'Agnello from 1887 till his death in 1909 in a small palace known as Villa Crawford.
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:...
(municipality) in the Province of Naples
Province of Naples
The Province of Naples is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital city is Naples, within the province there are 92 Comuni of the Province of Naples.-Demographics:...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
, located about 25 km southeast of 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...
.
Sant'Agnello borders the following municipalities: Piano di Sorrento
Piano di Sorrento
Piano di Sorrento is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 25 km southeast of Naples.Piano di Sorrento borders the following municipalities: Meta, Sant'Agnello, Vico Equense....
, Sorrento
Sorrento, Italy
Sorrento is a small town in Campania, southern Italy, with some 16,500 inhabitants. It is a popular tourist destination which can be reached easily from Naples and Pompeii, as it lies at the south-eastern end of the Circumvesuviana rail line...
. It is served by the Circumvesuviana
Circumvesuviana
Circumvesuviana is a group of narrow-gauge railways connecting towns to the south-east of Naples, Italy. Its tracks run around the base of Mount Vesuvius, and , they completely encircle it, as well as running on down the Sorrento peninsula...
, which is a narrow gauge railway that connects to the city of 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...
.
Novelist Francis Marion Crawford
Francis Marion Crawford
Francis Marion Crawford was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastic stories.-Life:...
lived in Sant'Agnello from 1887 till his death in 1909 in a small palace known as Villa Crawford.