Crecchio

Crecchio
Country	Italy
region	Abruzzo
province	Chieti  (CH)
Coordinates	42 ° 18 ′  N , 14 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 20 ′ 0 ″  E
height	208  m slm
surface	19.36 km²
Residents	2,769 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	143 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	66014
prefix	0871
ISTAT number	069027
Popular name	Crecchiesi
Patron saint	San Rocco, Santa Elisabetta
Website	www.comune.crecchio.ch.gov.it
Crecchio

Crecchio is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 2769 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Chieti , Abruzzo region .

geography

The place is located 15 kilometers from the Adriatic coast . Crecchio can be reached from the A14 motorway , Ortona exit. To the west is the Majella massif, which borders the more famous Gran Sasso and which can be reached in half an hour by car. The neighboring municipalities are Arielli , Canosa Sannita , Frisa , Ortona , Poggiofiorito and Tollo .

Administrative division

The municipality includes the fractions San Polo, Via Piana, Villa Consalvi, Villa Mascitti, Villa and Villa Mucchiarelli Selciaroli.

history

On September 9, 1943, Crecchio became the hostel of King Victor Emmanuel III. , Queen Elena , the son of Crown Prince Umberto and General Pietro Badoglio and their military staff. Before the Germans, fleeing from Rome, they stayed overnight in Castello Ducale and traveled on to Brindisi the next day .

Attractions

The town's landmark and attraction is the Castello Ducale , which houses the "Byzantine and Early Medieval Museum of Abruzzo" ( Italian: Museo dell'Abruzzo bizantino e altomedievale ).

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  Castello Ducale

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  Santissimo Salvatore Church

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  Street to the historic center: Corso Umberto I

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  Santa Maria da Piedi Church and Palazzo Monaco

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  View from Villa Mucchiarelli to the Majella

Viticulture

The main source of income for the people in this region is viticulture . In the municipality of vines are varieties Montepulciano for the DOC - wine Montepulciano d'Abruzzo grown.

Web links

Commons : Crecchio  - 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.