Atessa

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Atessa
coat of arms
Atessa (Italy)
Atessa
Country Italy
region Abruzzo
province Chieti  (CH)
Coordinates 42 ° 4 '  N , 14 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 4 '0 "  N , 14 ° 27' 0"  E
height 435  m slm
surface 111 km²
Residents 10,567 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 95 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 66040
prefix 0872
ISTAT number 069005
Popular name Atessani
Patron saint Leucius of Brindisi
Website Atessa
Look at Atessa
Look at Atessa

Atessa is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 10,567 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Chieti in Abruzzo . The municipality is located about 39 kilometers southeast of Chieti . The name of the main town is made up of the names of the two settlements that used to exist independently of each other: Ate and Tixa .

Attractions

  • Piazza Garibaldi

  • Via Fontana Vecchia

  • Porta San Michele

  • Cattedrale di San Leucio

  • The cathedral from the inside

  • Chiesa di San Antonio

  • Chiesa di Santa Croce

Economy and Transport

The municipality is the location of the joint venture Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers Sud. This is where the Fiat and PSA Peugeot Citroën vans are assembled. Honda also maintains its Italian motorcycle production plant here .

The municipality is located on the former Strada Statale 364 di Atessa . Atessa used to be the terminus of Ferrovia Sangritana coming from Lanciano . The route has been closed since 1972.

Web links

Commons : Atessa  - 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.