Alfedena

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Alfedena
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Alfedena (Italy)
Alfedena
Country Italy
region Abruzzo
province L'Aquila  (AQ)
Coordinates 41 ° 44 '  N , 14 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 44 '4 "  N , 14 ° 1' 59"  E
height 914  m slm
surface 40 km²
Residents 917 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 23 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 67030
prefix 0864
ISTAT number 066003
Popular name Alfedenesi
Patron saint San Pietro Martire
Website Alfedena
Alfedena
Alfedena

Alfedena is an Italian municipality with 917 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo . It is 188 kilometers east of Rome and 118 kilometers southeast of L'Aquila .

geography

Alfedena is located in the valley of the Rio Torto, just before its confluence with the Sangro . A large part of the municipality belongs to the Abruzzo, Latium and Molise National Park . It is a member of the Comunità Montana Alto Sangro Cinque Miglia .

The neighboring towns are Barrea , Montenero Val Cocchiara ( IS ), Picinisco ( FR ), Pizzone (IS) and Scontrone .

traffic

Alfedena is connected to the trunk road network via Strada Statale 83 Marsicana .

Alfedena has a train station on the Isernia - Sulmona line.

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 2,074 2,387 2,592 3,042 1,706 1,421 956 741 716

Source: ISTAT

politics

Secondo Di Giulio (Citizen List) was elected mayor in May 2006.

Attractions

  • Via Via Giuseppe de Amicis
  • War memorial
  • Porta di Alfedena
  • Historical old city
  • Ruins of the 12th century castle
  • Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo
  • Cappella di Maria Vergine del Soccorso

literature

  • Ekkehart Rotter, Roger Willemsen: Abruzzo Molise. DuMont Verlag, Ostfildern 2002, ISBN 3-7701-6612-4 .

swell

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

Web links

Commons : Alfedena  - album with pictures, videos and audio files