Elevation 36 m (118 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 11.44 km² Local time Thursday 6:26 PM Postal code 80038 | Frazioni Pacciano Demonym(s) Pomiglianesi Dialing code 081 Dialling code 081 | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Pomigliano d'Arco is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, located north of Mount Vesuvius.
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Map of 80038 Pomigliano d'Arco, Naples, Italy
The city is home to several automobile plants (former Alfa Romeo Alfasud plant, now owned by Fiat) and the aeronautic manufacturing firm Alenia Aeronautica. It is also home to Elasis, Fiat's research center in southern Italy.
History
During World War II, Pomigliano was the location of a large military airfield and base, and was attacked on several occasions by the United States Army Air Forces. The airfield was later used by the RAF and the USAAF Twelfth Air Force during the Italian campaign and known as RAF Pomigliano and Pomigliano Airfield.
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