Terzigno

Terzigno is a municipality with 17,670 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012) in the province of Naples, Campania region.

The nearby towns of Terzigno are Boscoreale, Boscotrecase, Ottaviano, Poggio Marino and San Giuseppe Vesuviano.

The mayor of the municipality was in November 2010 Domenico Auricchio.

Demography

Terzigno Abate counts 5,182 households. Between 1991 and 2001 the population increased from 13,653 to 15,870. This represents a percentage increase of 16.2 %.

History

2010 became the municipality because of the partially forcibly discharged demonstrations against the planned construction of a new landfill in the international headlines. The citizens protested because of possible health hazards and environmental damage. The proposed new facility would have shown a capacity of three million tonnes and should thus be the largest landfill in Europe. On 18 November 2010 the Council of Ministers gave the plans for the construction of the new landfill in Rome. As a reason, the fierce and sometimes violent protests have been specified.