Carsoli
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Country | Italy | |
region | Abruzzo | |
province | L'Aquila (AQ) | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 6 ' N , 13 ° 5' E | |
height | 714 m slm | |
surface | 95.2 km² | |
Residents | 5,245 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 55 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 67061 | |
prefix | 0863 | |
ISTAT number | 066025 | |
Popular name | Carsolani | |
Patron saint | Victoria of Rome (August 23) | |
Website | Carsoli | |
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Carsoli is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 5,245 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo . In Carsoli, there is a particularly protected cave system with the Riserva naturale speciale delle Grotte di Pietrasecca .
geography
The municipality is located about 38.5 kilometers southwest of L'Aquila and about 53 kilometers east-northeast of Rome . Carsoli borders the province of Rieti and the metropolitan city of Rome . The districts of Colli di Monte Bove, Montesabinese, Pietrasecca, Poggio Cinolfo, Tufo (Basso and Alto) di Carsoli, Villetta and Villa Romana belong to the municipality .
history
Due to its location on Via Valeria, the place gained a certain importance early on. The place is also mentioned as Carseoli in the Historia gentis Langobardorum .
Attractions
Ruins of the castle above the old town
Campanile of the Chiesa S.Vittoria
traffic
Carsoli is on the A24 motorway from Rome to L'Aquila and on towards Teramo and the Adriatic Sea . At the same time, Strada Statale 5 leads Via Tiburtina Valeria from Rome to Avezzano . On the Rome- Sulmona - Pescara railway line, there are train stations in Carsoli and in the Colli di Monte Bove district. At Carsoli there is a small airfield ( Aviosuperficie ) for general aviation .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.