Atri

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Atri
coat of arms
Atri (Italy)
Atri
Country Italy
region Abruzzo
province Teramo  (TE)
Coordinates 42 ° 35 ′  N , 13 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  E
height 442  m slm
surface 91.44 km²
Residents 10,482 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 115 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 64032
prefix 085
ISTAT number 067004
Popular name Atriani
Patron saint Santa Reparata
Website Atri
View of Atri
View of Atri

Atri (in ancient times Hadria or Hatria , also Adria , Atria ) is an Italian commune in the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region , about ten kilometers from the coast of the Adriatic Sea . 10,482 people live there. The village is a member of the Comunità Montana del Vomano, Fino e Piomba .

history

In ancient times, Hadria belonged to the Picenum . The first inhabitants of the city could have been Illyrians , but also Etruscans (as a subsidiary of the Adriatic colony at the mouth of the Po?). The oldest archaeological evidence (necropolis) date from the 6th century BC. Since about 290 BC Hadria was a Roman Colonia under Latin law and minted its own coins. After the alliance war it was in the 1st century BC. Chr. Reconstituted as a municipality . The family of the Roman emperor Hadrian came from Hadria , under whom they received the name Colonia Aelia Hadria . Some remains of the Roman city have been preserved under the modern one, most notably two cisterns.

A cathedral, consecrated in 1305, was built in Atri in the Middle Ages. For a long time it belonged to the Acquaviva princely family , dukes of Atri , before it came to the Kingdom of Naples in 1757 .

Attractions

Atri is one of the most beautiful cities in Abruzzo. It has a lot of old building fabric. The entire interior of the city is built on Roman ruins.

Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral
Atri Cathedral

Today's cathedral has several previous buildings. It began in the 2nd century with a thermal bath that was used as a church in the Middle Ages. At that time the structure was still five-aisled. In the middle of the 12th century there was a Romanesque successor building, also with five aisles. In 1268 the campanile, still standing today, was built with a height of 55 meters. The entire construction was finished at the beginning of the 14th century, this time with three aisles.

The cycle of frescoes by Andrea de Litio from the years 1480–1481 is important in terms of art history . Two scenes from the life of Mary are particularly well preserved in the choir.

There are also remains of Gothic frescoes from the end of the 13th century with the theme "Differentiating the living from the dead - three noble youths encounter two skeletons that have just left their graves".

There are three portals on the south side of the church: the middle one was made by Raimondo di Poggio in 1288 , the left one in 1302 by him, the right one in 1305 by Rainaldo d'Atri , who closed the main portal shortly afterwards.

Viticulture

In the municipality of vines are varieties Montepulciano for the DOC - wine Montepulciano d'Abruzzo grown.

Sons and daughters of the church

Honorary citizen

literature

Web links

Commons : Atri  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Titus Livius , periocha 11 .