Castel del Monte (Abruzzo)

Castel del Monte
Country	Italy
region	Abruzzo
province	L'Aquila  (AQ)
Coordinates	42 ° 22 '  N , 13 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 22 '0 "  N , 13 ° 43' 44"  E
height	1346  m slm
surface	57.83 km²
Residents	444 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	8 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	67023
prefix	0862
ISTAT number	066026
Popular name	Castellani
Patron saint	Donatus of Arezzo
Website	Castel del Monte
View of Castel del Monte in winter

Castel del Monte is an Italian commune in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region and has (as of December 31, 2019) 444 inhabitants. The municipality is located about 27 kilometers east of L'Aquila in the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park , belongs to the Comunità montana Campo Imperatore-Piana di Navelli and borders directly on the provinces of Pescara and Teramo .

Castel del Monte is a member of the I borghi più belli d'Italia association (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).

Parish partnership

Castel del Monte has a partnership with the French community Somain in the Nord department .

Trivia

The Hollywood productions The Day of the Falcon (1985) and The American (2010) had one of their locations in Castel del Monte.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed August 31, 2017 (Italian). 

Web links

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