Elice
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Country | Italy | |
region | Abruzzo | |
province | Pescara (PE) | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 31 ' N , 13 ° 58' E | |
height | 259 m slm | |
surface | 14 km² | |
Residents | 1,673 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 120 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 65010 | |
prefix | 085 | |
ISTAT number | 068018 | |
Popular name | elicesi | |
Patron saint | San Martino (November 11th) | |
Website | Elice (Italian) | |
Panorama of Elice |
Elice is an Italian municipality in the immediate vicinity of Castilenti and Città Sant'Angelo and is located in the province of Pescara .
geography
The community has 1673 inhabitants and has a size of 14 km².
The neighboring municipalities are: Atri ( TE ), Castilenti (TE), Città Sant'Angelo , Collecorvino , Penne and Picciano .
history
Thanks to the fertility of the land, the area was already inhabited in the Paleolithic . The name of the village is derived from the holm oaks that once stood in the area. In the 15th century Elice belonged to the municipality of Penne and for a long time to the Castiglione family. The village became known for its ceramic workshops at the end of the 19th century.
Attractions
- Chiesa di San Martino Vescovo , church in the town center, mentioned in 1084. Was rebuilt in the late 13th century and suffered significant damage in several earthquakes (1802, 1857, 1950).
- Chiesa di San Rocco , church just outside the town center from the 19th century.
Viticulture
In the municipality of vines are varieties Montepulciano for the DOC - wine Montepulciano d'Abruzzo grown.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ^ Comuni Italiani zu Elice , accessed on February 25, 2017 (Italian)
- ↑ Chiesa di San Martino Vescovo <Elice> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on June 20, 2019 (Italian)
- ↑ Chiesa di San Rocco <Elice> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on June 20, 2019 (Italian)