Città Sant'Angelo

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Città Sant'Angelo
coat of arms
Città Sant'Angelo (Italy)
Città Sant'Angelo
Country Italy
region Abruzzo
province Pescara  (PE)
Coordinates 42 ° 31 '  N , 14 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 31 '0 "  N , 14 ° 3' 0"  E
surface 62.02 km²
Residents 15,007 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 242 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 65013
prefix 085
ISTAT number 068012
Popular name Angolani
Patron saint archangel Michael
Website Città Sant'Angelo
Panorama of Città Sant'Angelo
Panorama of Città Sant'Angelo

Città Sant'Angelo is an Italian municipality with 15,007 inhabitants in the province of Pescara in Abruzzo and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).

geography

The fractions include Annunziata, Cipressi, Crocifisso, Fagnano, Fonte Umano, Gaglierani, Madonna della Pace, Marina, Piano della Cona, Piano di Sacco, Ponticelli, San Giacomo, San Martino, San Pietro, Sant'Agnese, San Vittorino, Vertonica and Villa Cipressi. The neighboring communities are Atri ( TE ), Cappelle sul Tavo , Collecorvino , Elice , Montesilvano and Silvi (TE).

history

After Italy entered the war in June 1940, the fascist regime set up an internment camp ( campo di concentramento ) in Città Sant'Angelo . It was located in the center of the village, in a disused tobacco processing plant. The first 134 internees came to Città Sant'Angelo in the spring of 1941. Most of them were Yugoslavs from the territories annexed and occupied by Italy. In September 1942, the delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) considered the internment conditions to be tolerable compared to other camps. In December, however, an internal canteen was introduced and outdoor access was restricted to two hours a day in order to prevent the internees from contacting the local population. Some inmates were transferred to prison sentences. In September 1943 the guards left the camp, followed by the internees.

Attractions

The old town of Città Sant'Angelo
The Collegiate Church of San Michele Arcangelo

In the old town there are beautiful buildings from the 14th century such as the bell tower that belongs to the collegiate church. Next to it is the church of San Michele Arcangelo from the early to mid-14th century.

Viticulture

In the municipality of vines are varieties Montepulciano for the DOC - wine Montepulciano d'Abruzzo grown.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Città Sant'Angelo  - 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. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed September 8, 2017 (Italian).
  3. ↑ Carlo Spartaco Capogreco, I Campi del duce. L'internamento civile nell'Italia fascista (1940-1943) . Einaudi, Torino 2004, pp. 209-210