Pozzuoli

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 frazioni          = Arco Felice, Campana Annunziata, Licola Centro, Licola Lido, Lucrino, Montenuovo, Monterusciello, Pisciarelli, Toiano |
 telephone         = 081|
 postalcode        = 80078, 80014, 80125|
 gentilic          =Puteolani|
 saint             = St. Proculus |
 day               = November 16 |
 mayor             = Vincenzo Figliolia|
 website           = www.comune.pozzolu.na.it |

}} Pozzuoli is a city of the province of Napoli, in the Italian region of Campania. It's the main city of the Phlegrean peninsula.

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Pozzuoli began as the Greek colony of Dicaearchia, that was renamed Puteoli by the Romans. Both Dicaerchia and Puteoli were one of the most important cities of the ancient world. The city is located in the Campi Flegrei volcanic area and has long suffered from volcanic and earthquake activity. From August 1982 to December 1984 the city experienced hundreds of tremors and bradyseismic activity which reached a peak on October 4, 1983 damaging 8,000 buildings in the city center and dislocating 36,000 people, many permanently. The events raised the sea bottom by almost 2 m, and rendered the Bay of Pozzuoli too shallow for large craft.

1 Main sights
2 Famous people
3 Transportation
4 Twinnings
5 Other nearest communes
6 External links

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Main sights

Template:Sect-stub The town has a number of tourist attractions. These include:

Amphitheatre
Solfatara (volcanic crater with active fumaroles)
Forum

In the late 1960s Pozzuoli became famous when the harbor bottom rose close to the surface due to Geo-Volcanic forces and exposed ancient Roman temples, which can still be seen.

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