Celano

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Celano
coat of arms
Celano (Italy)
Celano
Country Italy
region Abruzzo
province L'Aquila  (AQ)
Coordinates 42 ° 5 '  N , 13 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 5 '0 "  N , 13 ° 33' 0"  E
height 850  m slm
surface 91 km²
Residents 10,764 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 118 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 67043
prefix 0863
ISTAT number 066032
Popular name Celanesi
Patron saint Santi Martiri
Website Celano
Celano and the Piccolimini Castle
Celano and the Piccolimini Castle

Celano is a Italian town in the province of L'Aquila in the region Abruzzo with 10,764 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2019).

location

Castello Piccolomini

Celano lies on a hill above Lake Fucino and is dominated by the castle with corner towers, the Castello Piccolomini, which was built on the orders of Frederick II and dates back to 1450 in its current form.

The neighboring municipalities are Aielli , Avezzano , Castelvecchio Subequo , Cerchio , Collarmele , Gagliano Aterno , Luco dei Marsi , Ovindoli , Pescina , San Benedetto dei Marsi , Secinaro and Trasacco .

history

Celano's origins go back to Lombard times. A count of Celano is first mentioned in 1178. In 1223 the city was destroyed by Emperor Friedrich II after it fell. Their citizens were deported to Malta . In 1915 an earthquake devastated the city very badly .

Celano is the birthplace of Thomas von Celano (Tommaso da Celano), a high medieval author and chronicler.

According to tradition, the Christian martyrs Simplicius , Constantius and Victorinus were beheaded in Celano in 159 or 162 on the orders of the Roman emperor. Relics of the three martyrs are kept in a church in Celano.

The three churches of Celano have facades in the style of the 13th century like many churches in L'Aquila .

traffic

Celano has a connection to the A25 motorway , via which Rome and Pescara can be easily reached, and a train station on the Rome – Pescara railway line. South of the city is a small airfield ( Aviosuperficie ) for general aviation .

Community partnerships

Web links

Commons : Celano  - 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.
  2. ^ Jacques Godechot : Histoire de Malte . Presses universitaires de France, Paris, 3rd edition 1981, ISBN 2-13-036801-8 , p. 26.
  3. ↑ http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/91925