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Abruzzo

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Region of Italy
Flag of Abruzzo
Flag
 Coat of arms of Abruzzo
Coat of arms
Abruzzo in Italy.svg
Country Italy
Capital L'Aquila
Area
 • Total 10,763 km2 (4,156 sq mi)
Population
 (2012-10-31)
 • Total 1,307,919
 • Density 121.520/km2 (314.735/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Abruzzan(s) / Abruzzese / Abruzzesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
GDP/ Nominal € 28.7 billion (2008)
GDP per capita € 21,400 (2008)
NUTS Region ITF
Website www.regione.abruzzo.it

Abruzzo is one of the twenty regions of Italy, in Southern Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The capital is the city of L'Aquila.

Geography

The region is located in Southern Italy bordered by Marche to the north, Lazio to the west, Molise to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east.

Marche
Lazio Adriatic Sea
   Abruzzo    
Lazio Molise

Abruzzo is the 13th largest region in Italy, with a total area of 10,831.84 km2 (4,182.2 sq mi). The main rivers in the region are:

  • Aterno-Pescara, 152 km (94.4 mi) long.
  • Sangro, 122 km (75.8 mi) long.
  • Vomano, 76 km (47.2 mi) long.
  • Tordino, 59 km (36.7 mi) long.
  • Liri, 120 km (74.6 mi) long, 40 km (24.9 mi) in Abruzzo.

The Tronto river is 115 km (71.5 mi) long but flows mainly in the Marche region.

The highest mountain in the region is Corno Grande (42°28′10″N 13°33′56″E / 42.46944°N 13.56556°E / 42.46944; 13.56556 (Corno Grande)), in the Teramo province, with an altitude of 2,912 m (9,554 ft).

Provinces

The region is divided into four provinces:

Map of region of Abruzzo, Italy, with provinces-it
Abruzzo provinces
Province Abbreviation Capital Area
(km²)		 Population
(1 January 2017)		 Density
(inh./km²)		 Comuni
Chieti CH Chieti 2,599.58 389,169 149.7 104
L'Aquila AQ L'Aquila 5,047.55 301,910 59.8 108
Pescara PE Pescara 1,230.33 321,309 261.2 46
Teramo TE Teramo 1,954.38 309,859 158.5 47
Total 10,831.84 1,322.247 140.6 305

Largest municipalities

The 10 communi of the region with more people living in it are:

No. Communi Province Population
(2017)		 Area(km2) Density
(inh./km2)
1 Pescara PE 120,420 34.36 3,504.7
2 L'Aquila AQ 69,605 473.91 146.9
3 Teramo TE 54,775 152.84 358.4
4 Montesilvano PE 54,152 23.57 2,297.5
5 Chieti CH 51,330 59.57 861.7
6 Avezzano AQ 42,509 104.09 408.4
7 Vasto CH 41,283 71.35 578.6
8 Lanciano CH 35,251 66.94 526.6
9 Roseto degli Abruzzi TE 25,602 53.27 480.6
10 Francavilla al Mare CH 25,520 23.09 1,105.2

Gallery


Provinces of Abruzzo
Chieti | L'Aquila | Pescara | Teramo


Images for kids

  • SMariaCollemaggio

    The church of Santa Maria di Collemaggio in L'Aquila, as it was before the devastating earthquake of 6 April 2009.

  • Madonna del Ponte, Lanciano 3

    Cathedral of Madonna del Ponte, Lanciano

  • Rovine di Amiternum

    The Roman site Amiternum

  • Lungomare giulianova

    Giulianova seaside

  • Il Gran Sasso d'Italia, il paretone nord

    Gran Sasso d'Italia

  • Montepulciano d Abruzzo 03 (RaBoe)

    Montepulciano grapes.

  • Abruzzo, travel poster for ENIT (LOC cph.3g12505)

    Travel poster from the 1920s.

  • Pescara Porto 2002 by-RaBoe 01

    The port of Pescara.

  • Ponte Salinello

    Salinello Bridge on the A14

  • Castel del Monte 0328

    Castel del Monte, one of Abruzzo's little-known hill towns

  • Serramonacesca chiesa benedettina 03

    Abbazia di San Liberatore a Majella (Serramonacesca)

  • Latin Poet Ovid

    Ovid from Sulmona

  • Chieti San Giustino

    Cathedral of San Giustino (Chieti)

  • HPIM0317

    Fishing trabucco of San Vito Chietino

  • Civitelladeltronto flickr06

    The fortress of Civitella is the most visited monument in Abruzzo

  • Casoli 01

    View of Casoli

  • Castello di Roccascalegna

    Roccascalegna fortress

  • Borgo di scanno

    Medieval village of Scanno

  • Chieti 2011 by-RaBoe 001

    Campus of University "Gabriele d'Annunzio"

  • Campo Imperatore 2009 -Ristoro Mucciante Arrosticini- by RaBoe 014

    "Arrosticini" of Pescara valley

  • Spaghettoni alla chitarra e ragù

    "Spaghettoni alla chitarra" of Teramo

  • Bocconotto from Castel Frentano

    Typical "bocconotto" of Castel Frentano

  • Sise delle monache guardiagrele

    "Sise delle Monache" from Guardiagrele

  • Gran sasso italia

    Campo Imperatore

  • Abruzzo Chamois 2008 446

    Abruzzo Chamois

  • Trabocco Marina di San Vito-001

    San Vito Chietino

  • Apollo Butterfly of Gran Sasso

    Apollo Butterfly in Gran Sasso

  • Lago di scanno01

    Lake Scanno

  • Majella001

    Maiella massif

  • Ponte del Mare di Pescara 2011

    Ponte sul mare in Pescara

  • Campo Felice Lake

    Campo Felice

  • Wild boards of Gran Sasso National Park

    Abruzzo Wild boars

  • Ortona 2006 -Ripari di Giobbe- by-RaBoe 001

    Ortona seaside

  • Prati di Tivo - Teramo - Italy

    Prati di Tivo ski slopes

  • Monteferrante chieti

    Monteferrante

  • Rocca Calascio 3

    Rocca Calascio

  • L'Aquila 65

    L'Aquila 99 Spouts Fountain

  • L'Aquila, Basilica di San Bernardino 2007 by-RaBoe-1

    San Bernardino Basilica in L'Aquila

  • Basilica di Lanciano

    Lanciano basilica

  • Sulmona0003

    Church of SS Annunziata in Sulmona

  • Sulmona0001

    Sulmona

  • Celano0001

    Celano

  • CasalBCentroStorico

    Casalbordino

  • Guardiagrele Santa Maria Maggiore Occidentale

    Guardiagrele

  • Ortona 2005 -Castello Aragonese- by-RaBoe 01

    Ortona

  • Santuario San Gabriele dell'Addolorata Abruzzo 03

    Shrine of Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

  • PalazzoCastelli

    Palazzo Savini in Teramo

See also

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