Country Italy Elevation 26 m (85 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 54.08 km² Postal code 80011 Dialling code 081 | Frazioni Gaudello, Pezzalunga Demonym(s) Acerrani Dialing code 081 Local time Wednesday 7:50 AM Region Campania | |
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Acerra [aˈtʃɛrra] is a town and comune of Campania, southern Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, about 15 kilometres (9 miles) northeast of the capital in Naples. It is part of the Agro Acerrano plain.
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Map of 80011 Acerra, Naples, Italy
History
Acerra is one of the most ancient cities of the region, probably founded by the Osci with the name of Akeru (Latin: Acerrae).
Acerra was destroyed by Hannibal in 216 BC, but was restored in 210 BC.
Acerra served as a Roman base during the Social War in 90 BC.
In 826 the Lombards built here a castle, later destroyed by Bono of Naples. In 881 it was sacked by the Saracens. Later it was a Norman possession, the seat of a county. As part of the Kingdom of Naples, it was a fief of the Aquino, the Origlia, the Orsini del Balzo and, from 1496 until 1812, the Cardenas. From 1927 it was part of the province of Terra di Lavoro.