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Boscotrecase (Italian: [ˌbɔskotre(k)ˈkaːse, -aːze]; Neapolitan: Vuoscotreccase; "Three-House Grove") is a town and municipality of 9,790 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Naples in Campania, Italy.
Before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, Boscotrecase was home to Roman villas, such as the Villa of Agrippa Postumus. In 1337, three monasteries were founded in the area, which led to the formation of the town. Through the centuries, multiple feudal lords oversaw the town. In the late 19th Century, the town suffered from brigands. Lava flows from Mount Vesuvius almost destroyed the town in 1906.
Lying below Vesuvius National Park, it enjoys a view over the entire gulf of Naples. The area above the town has vineyards which produce Lacryma Christi wine. Tourism and artisanal crafts such as stonework and barrel-making also contribute to the economy of the town.
In Roman times, the entire wooded area took the name of Pagus Felix Suburbanus in honor of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who was known as Felix. Under Augustus, the area was called Pagus Augustus Felix Suburbanus. The area attracted the construction of vacation villas for Romans. The Villa of Agrippa Postumus is an important archeological site, buried by the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, discovered in 1903. Agrippa Postumus was the son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, daughter of Augustus. Archeological work on the site was interrupted by the 1906 eruption of Vesuvius, which reburied much of the site. The villa contained numerous frescoes of the third Pompeian style.
Boscotrecase is home to other Roman archaeological sites. In 1770 and 1774, a number of gold and silver coins and some bronze statues were discovered, which are now kept in the Royal Museum of Portici.[citation needed] In 1899, a villa belonging to L. Arelli Successi was unearthed, which contained tombs, Christian lamps, remains of an aqueduct, and a wine cellar.[citation needed]
Following the eruption of 79 AD, the area was abandoned for a long time. A thick forest grew, and the area was known as Silva mala ("bad forest"). Around the year 1000, the area was part of the fiefdom of the Baron of Ottaviano, who may have built a church dedicated to San Gennaro. In the first half of the 1200s, Frederick II of Swabia detached the area from the Barony of Ottaviano, in order to use it as a personal hunting reserve. After Frederick, the area returned to the Barony, but was re-detached in 28 March 1337 by Robert of Anjou, who donated it to three convents, including one dedicated to Santa Maria Maddalena, founded by his wife Sancia of Majorca. Joanna I of Naples later confirmed the transfer, after her grandfather Robert's death. Because of the three convents, the area became known as Bosci Trium Domorum ("Woods of the Three Houses"), which over time was changed to "Boscotrecase".
Between the 14th and 15th Centuries, Raimondo Orsini del Balzo, Count of Nola, built various watchtowers in the area to defend the territory against pirate raids. One of these towers still stands, surviving centuries of eruptions and earthquakes caused by Vesuvius.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the population of Boscotrecase increased and the first districts of Oratorio and Annuziatella were formed. Oratorio takes its name from an oratory dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Annuziatella takes its name from a chapel dedicated to the Annunciation, which was run by the Celestines until 1807. Annuziatella became a parish church in 1668, named Ave Gratia Plena.
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Boscotrecase
Boscotrecase (Italian: [ˌbɔskotre(k)ˈkaːse, -aːze]; Neapolitan: Vuoscotreccase; "Three-House Grove") is a town and municipality of 9,790 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Naples in Campania, Italy.
Before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, Boscotrecase was home to Roman villas, such as the Villa of Agrippa Postumus. In 1337, three monasteries were founded in the area, which led to the formation of the town. Through the centuries, multiple feudal lords oversaw the town. In the late 19th Century, the town suffered from brigands. Lava flows from Mount Vesuvius almost destroyed the town in 1906.
Lying below Vesuvius National Park, it enjoys a view over the entire gulf of Naples. The area above the town has vineyards which produce Lacryma Christi wine. Tourism and artisanal crafts such as stonework and barrel-making also contribute to the economy of the town.
In Roman times, the entire wooded area took the name of Pagus Felix Suburbanus in honor of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who was known as Felix. Under Augustus, the area was called Pagus Augustus Felix Suburbanus. The area attracted the construction of vacation villas for Romans. The Villa of Agrippa Postumus is an important archeological site, buried by the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, discovered in 1903. Agrippa Postumus was the son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, daughter of Augustus. Archeological work on the site was interrupted by the 1906 eruption of Vesuvius, which reburied much of the site. The villa contained numerous frescoes of the third Pompeian style.
Boscotrecase is home to other Roman archaeological sites. In 1770 and 1774, a number of gold and silver coins and some bronze statues were discovered, which are now kept in the Royal Museum of Portici.[citation needed] In 1899, a villa belonging to L. Arelli Successi was unearthed, which contained tombs, Christian lamps, remains of an aqueduct, and a wine cellar.[citation needed]
Following the eruption of 79 AD, the area was abandoned for a long time. A thick forest grew, and the area was known as Silva mala ("bad forest"). Around the year 1000, the area was part of the fiefdom of the Baron of Ottaviano, who may have built a church dedicated to San Gennaro. In the first half of the 1200s, Frederick II of Swabia detached the area from the Barony of Ottaviano, in order to use it as a personal hunting reserve. After Frederick, the area returned to the Barony, but was re-detached in 28 March 1337 by Robert of Anjou, who donated it to three convents, including one dedicated to Santa Maria Maddalena, founded by his wife Sancia of Majorca. Joanna I of Naples later confirmed the transfer, after her grandfather Robert's death. Because of the three convents, the area became known as Bosci Trium Domorum ("Woods of the Three Houses"), which over time was changed to "Boscotrecase".
Between the 14th and 15th Centuries, Raimondo Orsini del Balzo, Count of Nola, built various watchtowers in the area to defend the territory against pirate raids. One of these towers still stands, surviving centuries of eruptions and earthquakes caused by Vesuvius.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the population of Boscotrecase increased and the first districts of Oratorio and Annuziatella were formed. Oratorio takes its name from an oratory dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Annuziatella takes its name from a chapel dedicated to the Annunciation, which was run by the Celestines until 1807. Annuziatella became a parish church in 1668, named Ave Gratia Plena.
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