Thursday, June 2, 2016

Ischia-Island Home

The Ferrigno family came from a small town called Forio on the island of Ischia off the coast of Naples, Italy.  Here is what Wikipedia says about it:
Ischia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈiskja]) is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the city of Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. Roughly trapezoidal, it measures approximately 10 km (6 miles) east to west and 7 km (4 miles) north to south and has about 34 km (21 miles) of coastline and a surface area of 46.3 square kilometres (17.9 sq mi). It is almost entirely mountainous; the highest peak is Mount Epomeo, at 788 metres (2,585 feet).[2] The island is very densely populated, with 60,000 residents (more than 1300 inhabitants per square km).
Ischia is the name of the main comune of the island. The other comuni of the island are Barano d'Ischia,Casamicciola TermeForioLacco Ameno, and Serrara Fontana.

Forio, better known as Forio d'Ischia, pronounced forìo with an accented "i", is the commune with the largest area on the island.   So, the commune of Forio on the island of Ischia is part of the province of Napoli (Naples), which is part of the region of Campania.

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