Carsoli

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Carsoli
coat of arms
Carsoli (Italy)
Carsoli
Country Italy
region Abruzzo
province L'Aquila  (AQ)
Coordinates 42 ° 6 '  N , 13 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 5 '58 "  N , 13 ° 5' 13"  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
View of Carsoli
View of Carsoli

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

  • Porta di Colle S.Angelo

  • Castello di Sant'Angelo

  • Ruins of the castle above the old town

  • Campanile of the Chiesa S.Vittoria

  • Gate in Colli di Monte Bove

  • Alley in Pietrasecca

  • Palazzo in Poggio Cinolfo

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 .

Web links

Commons : Carsoli  - collection of pictures, 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.