Gragnano
Gragnano | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Gragnano | |
Church of Santa Maria of the Assumption. | |
![]() ![]() Gragnano Location of Gragnano in Italy | |
Coordinates: 40°41′N 14°31′E / 40.683°N 14.517°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province / Metropolitan city | Naples (NA) |
Frazioni | Aurano, Caprile, Castello, Iuvani |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paolo Cimmino |
Area | |
• Total | 14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 141 m (463 ft) |
Population (31 June 2015) | |
• Total | 29,310 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Gragnanesi |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 80054 |
Dialing code | 081 |
Patron saint | Saint Sebastian |
Saint day | January 20 |
Website | Official website |
Gragnano is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, Campania region, located about 30 kilometres (19 miles) southeast of capital. A hill town located between a mountain crest and the Amalfi Coast, Gragnano is home of some of the best dried pasta in Italy.[1] A group of artisanal producers in the area are seeking a European Union designation that would protect the pasta's provenance.[1]
Gragnano borders the following municipalities: Agerola, Casola di Napoli, Castellammare di Stabia, Lettere, Pimonte, Ravello, Sant'Antonio Abate, Santa Maria la Carità, Scala.
Pasta
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Gragnano's "main street was laid out expressly to capture the mountain breeze mixed with sea air back when pasta makers hung spaghetti on drying rods like laundry," according to a Forbes Life write up.[1] More recently heaters are used to dry the pasta at low temperatures (approximately 122 degrees Fahrenheit) for two days and it is shaped with bronze to give it a rough texture, producing a pasta with "nuttier aroma and chewier mouth feel"[1]
People
The actor Tito Vuolo was born there.[2]
References
External links
Media related to Gragnano at Wikimedia Commons