Capestrano

Capestrano
Country	Italy
region	Abruzzo
province	L'Aquila  (AQ)
Coordinates	42 ° 16 '  N , 13 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 16 '10 "  N , 13 ° 46' 0"  E
height	465  m slm
surface	43.08 km²
Residents	874 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	20 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	67022
prefix	0862
ISTAT number	066019
Popular name	Capestranesi
Patron saint	Johannes Capistranus
Website	Capestrano
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Capestrano is an Italian commune (comune) with 874 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo .

geography

The municipality is located about 32 kilometers east-southeast of L'Aquila in the Valle del Tirino and at the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park . It belongs to the Comunità montana Campo Imperatore-Piana di Navelli and borders directly on the province of Pescara .

Warriors of Capestrano

Culture and sights

An ancient burial ground has been excavated near Capestrano, the most important find of which is the statue of the Warrior of Capestrano . This is now in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale d'Abruzzo in Chieti .

Castello Piccolomini

traffic

The Strada Statale 153 della Valle del Tirino runs through the municipality from Bussi sul Tirino to Navelli .

Community partnerships

Capestrano has partnerships with Buda , today's district of the Hungarian capital Budapest, as well as with the American city of San Juan Capistrano in California .

Personalities

St. John Capistranus (1386-1456), whose nickname refers to the place, was born here.

Individual evidence

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

Web links

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