Editing Pompei

{{Short description|City in Campania, southern Italy}}
{{About|the modern Italian city|the ancient Roman city|Pompeii|the Classical Roman leader|Pompey|the Pacific island|Pohnpei|other uses|Pompeii (disambiguation)}}
{{More sources|date=February 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{expand Italian|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                = Pompei
| native_name         = {{native name|nap|Pumpeje}}
| official_name       = Città di Pompei
| image_skyline       = Pompei dal campanile.png
| imagesize           = 
| image_alt           = 
| image_flag = Flag of Pompei.svg
| image_caption = 
| image_shield        = Pompei-Stemma.svg
| shield_size         = 75px
| image_map           = 
| map_alt             = 
| map_caption         = 
| pushpin_label_position = 555
| pushpin_map_alt     = 
| coordinates         = {{coord|40|44|57|N|14|30|02|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| region              = [[Campania]]
| metropolitan_city   = [[Metropolitan City of Naples|Naples]] (NA)
| frazioni            = Mariconda, Messigno, Ponte Nuovo, Treponti, Fontanelle, Parrelle, Ponte Izzo, Ponte Persica, Fossavalle, Chiesa della Giuliana
| mayor_party         = 
| mayor               = Carmine Lo Sapio
| area_footnotes      = 
| area_total_km2      = 12
| population_footnotes = <ref name="istat">All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|Istat]].</ref>
| population_total    = 23,868
| population_as_of    = 31-7-2022
| pop_density_footnotes = 
| population_demonym  = Pompeiani
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m         = 14
| twin1               = 
| twin1_country       = 
|istat=| saint               = Beata Vergine del Rosario
| day                 = 8 May
| postal_code         = 80045, 80040
| area_code           = 081
| website             = {{Official website|http://www.comune.pompei.na.it/}}
| footnotes           = 
}}

'''Pompei''' ({{IPA|it|pomˈpɛi|lang}}; {{langx|nap|Pumpeje}} {{IPA|nap|pumˈbɛːjə|}}), also known in English as '''Pompeii''' ({{IPAc-en|p|ɒ|m|ˈ|p|eɪ|(|i|)}} {{respell|pom|PAY(|ee)}}) after the name of the ancient city, is a [[City status in Italy|city]] and {{lang|it|[[comune]]}} in the [[Metropolitan City of Naples]], Italy. It contains the [[ancient Roman]] ruins of [[Pompeii]], a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].

==History==
{{Main|Pompeii}}
Modern Pompei was founded in 1881 after the building of the [[Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei]] by the lawyer [[Bartolo Longo]].

==Geography==
The town of Pompei is located at the eastern borders of its province, and its urban area is contiguous with [[Scafati]] in the [[Province of Salerno]]. It also borders [[Torre Annunziata]], [[Castellammare di Stabia]], [[Boscoreale]], [[Santa Maria la Carità]] and [[Sant'Antonio Abate]].

==Landmarks==
===Ruins of Pompeii===
Modern Pompei is famous primarily for the ruins of the ancient city of [[Pompeii]], located in the zone of Pompei Scavi. The vast archaeological area is a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] and attracts many international tourists.

===Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei===
The [[Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei]], dedicated to [[Our Lady of the Rosary]], has become a site for [[Christian pilgrimage|Catholic pilgrimages]] in recent years. It houses a canvas by [[Luca Giordano]]. It was founded by a convert who reportedly experienced a miracle from the Virgin Mary. Miracles have been reported since its foundation. The [[ex-voto]]s that cover the church walls are a testimonial of the miracles granted by the Virgin Mary since the church was consecrated in 1891. Many churches, chapels, and shrines worldwide are dedicated to Our Lady of Pompei.

===Bell tower===
The bell tower was built between 1912 and 1925. Designed by [[Aristide Leonori]] and his brother Pio Leonori, it is 80 metres high (260&nbsp;ft). The top of the bell tower, which can be reached by taking a lift, offers a panoramic view of the modern city, [[Mount Vesuvius]] and part of the ancient city of Pompeii.

===Sacred architecture===
* [[Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei]]
* Church of San Salvatore
* Church of Sacro Cuore di Gesù
* Church of San Giuseppe sposo della Beata Vergine
* Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo
* Church of Immacolata Concezione
* Church of Madonna dell'Arco
* Chapel of Madonna delle Grazie
* Church of Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria

==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3|percentages=pagr
|1861|5615
|1871|5753
|1881|6267
|1901|7342
|1911|7684
|1921|8382
|1931|10054
|1936|11792
|1951|15037
|1961|20366
|1971|21547
|1981|22934
|1991|25177
|2001|25751
|2011|25620
| source = ISTAT
}}

==Transportation==
===Roads===
Pompei is served by the motorway [[Autostrada A3 (Italy)|A3]] at the exits of Pompei–Scafati, Pompei Ovest (close to the ruins of [[Villa of the Mysteries]]) and Castellammare di Stabia. It is crossed by the national roads [[Strada Statale 18|SS 18]] and [[Strada Statale 145|SS 145]].

===Railways===
Trains on the [[Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane|FS]]-owned [[Naples–Salerno railway]] stop at the [[Pompei railway station]]. Pompei has four stations on two lines of the [[Circumvesuviana]] network. The [[Pompei Santuario railway station|Pompei Santuario]] (located in the middle of the town) and Pompei Valle (near the ruins of Pompeii) lie on the Torre Annunziata–Pompei–Poggiomarino line. [[Pompei Scavi-Villa dei Misteri (Circumvesuviana station)|Pompei Scavi-Villa dei Misteri]], which serves the [[Villa of the Mysteries]], and Moregine lie on the Naples–Torre Annunziata–Castellammare–[[Sorrento]] line.

===Airports===
[[File:Italian traffic signs - icona aeroporto.svg|25px|Aereo]]
The nearest airports are:
* [[Naples Airport|Napoli-Capodichino]] (NAP) 28&nbsp;km
* [[Salerno-Pontecagnano Airport|Salerno-Pontecagnano]] (QSR) 49&nbsp;km

==Football==
Pompei's main football team was Pompei FC,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pompeianacalcio.com|title=A.S.D. Città di Pompei |url-status=dead|access-date=1 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622204152/http://www.pompeianacalcio.com/|archive-date=22 June 2012}}</ref> known in Italian as the {{lang|it|A.S.D. Città di Pompei}}. The team is defunct.

==Notable people==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Agostino Abbagnale]] (born 1966), rower
*[[Pino D'Angiò]] (1952–2024), disco artist 
*[[Felice Evacuo]] (born 1982), footballer
*[[Bartolo Longo]] (1841–1926), catholic blessed
*[[Gilda Sansone]] (born 1989), fashion model
*[[Alberto Savino]] (born 1973), footballer
*[[Giovanni Serrapica (footballer)|Giovanni Serrapica]] (born 1981), footballer
*[[Vincenzo Sicignano]] (born 1974), footballer
*[[Gaetano Vastola]] (born 1978), footballer
*[[Valentina Nappi]] (born 1990), adult film actress
{{colend}}

==Twin towns==
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Gyeongju]], South Korea
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Latiano]], Italy
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Noto]], Italy
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Tarragona]], Spain
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xi'an]], China
{{div col end}}

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=150>
File:Santuario Pompei 01 - Esterni.jpg|Sanctuary of Pompei
File:Napoli pompei 023.JPG|The Roman ruins of Pompeii
File:Citrus store at Pompeii.JPG|A citrus store on a central road
File:Pompei 25-4-08 064.jpg|The FS railway station
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|Pompeii}}
*[http://www.comune.pompei.na.it/ Official website]
*[http://www.pompeiturismo.it Pompei Tourism Info]

{{Province of Naples}}
{{Archaeological site of Pompeii}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Campania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1891]]
[[Category:1891 establishments in Italy]]