Grumo Nevano
Grumo Nevano: a metropolitan city in Naples
Hello friends! Today I will talk to you about Grumo Nevano, a municipality located in the metropolitan city of Naples in Campania. With its 17,046 inhabitants, Grumo Nevano is a municipality in the Pianura Campana that borders the province of Caserta. The city is divided into two areas: Grumo and Nevano, which have been united under an urban profile for about two centuries and under a fraction profile since the 20th century.
Physical geography
The Municipality of Grumo Nevano is located between "l'area frattese" and the Agro aversano, and is located in the "north zone" of the metropolitan city of Naples, just 11 km away from the city center. It borders Frattamaggiore to the east, Sant'Arpino (province of Caserta) to the north, Arzano to the south, and Casandrino and Sant'Antimo to the west.
The history of Grumo Nevano
The name Grumo is said to derive from the Latin term ''grumum'', meaning "agglomerate" or "pile" (of houses), while the name Nevano comes from ''praedium naevianum'', or from a property of the ''Gens Naevia''. Grumo and Nevano were divided until 1863, with Grumo including the southern part of the municipality and Nevano the northern part. Some Samnite tombs were accidentally found in the village in the 1960s and 1970s, testifying to the presence of a ''vicus'' dependent on ''Atella'' and located on a crossroads of the route of the Atellana road between Capua and Naples or even of a inhabited center of Oscan origins from the end of the 5th century BC.
The municipal area of Grumo Nevano was affected by the centuriazione of Atella in Roman times during the Gracchi, Lucio Cornelio Silla, Gaio Giulio Cesare and in the Augustan period, and in the High Middle Ages it was part of the duchy of Naples and the diocese of Atella. Grumo is mentioned in documents starting from the X century, while the first citation of Nevano dates back to 1308. When the municipalities were established, in the time of Gioacchino Murat, the two hamlets were merged into a single municipality, which was named Grumo.
Culture and art in Grumo Nevano
In Grumo Nevano, you can visit several places of cultural and artistic interest, such as the Basilica of San Tammaro, dating back to the 14th century and equipped with a bell tower that resembles the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The church underwent several restoration works over the centuries and has an altar dedicated to the patron saint of the town, San Tammaro.
Near the basilica is the Diocesan Museum of Grumo Nevano, born in 1996 from the collaboration between the Parish of San Tammaro and the Municipality of Grumo Nevano. The museum collects works of sacred art from the church of San Tammaro and the other churches of the area and offers an interesting vision of the city's artistic and cultural heritage.
Activities and traditions in Grumo Nevano
Among the traditional activities still taking place in Grumo Nevano is certainly the procession in honor of San Tammaro, during which you can witness the procession of the faithful dressed in white and the destruction of the maiolica depicting the saint by the ceramic shooters.
In the city, there are also several themed festivals, such as the Tomato Festival, where tastings of sauces and dishes based on tomatoes are organized, or the Queen of Wheat Festival, during which the girls of the town wear traditional clothes and compete for the crown of "queen of wheat".
Economy of Grumo Nevano
The economy of the Municipality of Grumo Nevano is mainly based on the production of tomatoes, especially the famous San Marzano tomato, cooked all over the world. The territory of Grumo Nevano also offers a considerable production of fruit, such as peaches, mandarins, and oranges, and high-quality olive oils.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Grumo Nevano is a municipality with ancient history and rich culture that deserves to be visited. With its strategic position and its economy based on the production of high-quality tomatoes and fruit, Grumo Nevano represents an interesting and unique destination in the metropolitan city of Naples. Thank you for reading, see you next time!
