Casalbordino

Casalbordino
Country	Italy
region	Abruzzo
province	Chieti  (CH)
Coordinates	42 ° 9 '  N , 14 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 9 '0 "  N , 14 ° 34' 0"  E
height	203  m slm
surface	45.9 km²
Residents	5,972 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	130 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	66021
prefix	0873
ISTAT number	069015
Popular name	Casalesi
Patron saint	Stephen
Website	Casalbordino

Casalbordino is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 5972 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Chieti in Abruzzo .

geography

Location of Casalbordino in the province of Chieti

Historic center of Casalbordino

The municipality is located about 42 kilometers southeast of Chieti directly on the Adriatic Sea (the center is about 8 kilometers inland). The coastline is called Costa dei Trabocchi or - because of the climate - "Little Normandy".

history

The place or the community got its original name after the condottiere Roberto Bordinus. This was the settlement area of ​​the Frentans , so that settlement remains can be traced back to the 2nd century BC. In 971 the Johannes Abbey was founded in what is now Santini.

traffic

The Autostrada A14 , Strada Statale 16 Adriatica and Strada Statale 364 di Atessa run through the municipality . There is a stop at the Ferrovia Adriatica , the railway line from Ancona to Lecce .

Personalities

• Antonio Tartaglia (* 1969), bobsledder

Web links

Commons : Casalbordino  - 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.