Main Sights
San Giorgio a Cremano is a primarily residential commune, meaning much of the cityscape is dominated by apartment buildings. There are some notable features of the commune.
San Giorgio is home to five churches Church of San Giorgio Vecchio, Church of Santa Maria del Principio, Church of Saint Anne, Church of St. Anthony of Padua and the Ill Tempio della Madonna (Temple of the Madonna, Queen of the Lilies).
There are a number of beautiful villas (as listed below), the so-called Vesuvian Villas, the most notable of which are Villa Bruno, Villa Vannucchi and Villa Pignatelli all of which were built by architect Ferdinando Sanfelice.
Various architectural types can be found throughout San Giorgio a Cremano, and the commune certainly represents a harmonic blend of several different eras of construction. Many new (sometimes incomplete and abandoned) structures sit alongside apartment blocks from the 19th century or earlier. Stark fascist era modernist architecture is less common than within Naples, but can be seen.
Other Villas in San Giorgio a Cremano include:
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| San Giorgio a Cremano Population by year |
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| 1861 | 3,693 |
| 1871 | 4,102 |
| 1881 | 4,853 |
| 1901 | 5,978 |
| 1911 | 7,309 |
| 1921 | 9,302 |
| 1931 | 12,026 |
| 1936 | 13,023 |
| 1951 | 17,922 |
| 1961 | 22,423 |
| 1971 | 45,635 |
| 1981 | 62,129 |
| 1991 | 62,258 |
| 2001 | 50,763 |
| 2007 | 47,582 |
| 2008 | 50,763 |
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