Fossa (Abruzzo)

Fossa
Country	Italy
region	Abruzzo
province	L'Aquila  (AQ)
Coordinates	42 ° 18 ′  N , 13 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 18 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  E
height	620  m slm
surface	8.6 km²
Residents	704 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	82 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	67020
prefix	0862
ISTAT number	066044
Popular name	Fossani
Website	Fossa
View of fossa from the air

Castello di Fossa

Fossa (in ancient Aveia ) is a municipality in the municipality of Montana Amiternina in the Italian province of L'Aquila with 704 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

The neighboring municipalities are Barisciano , L'Aquila , Ocre , Poggio Picenze and Sant'Eusanio Forconese .

On April 6, 2009, the L'Aquila earthquake shook the village.

Attractions

The necropolis of Fossa with menhirs and stone circles was used by the Vestini during the early Iron Age (1000 - 800 BC).

The outwardly inconspicuous church of Santa Maria ad Cryptas stands on the edge of the village . A modest small bell tower on the roof indicates the Cistercian origins of the church, which was built in the 13th century. The interior contains an impressive cycle of frescoes from the 13th and 14th centuries.

Viticulture

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

Web links

Commons : Fossa (Abruzzo)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information on italyheritage.com (English)
• Film fresco cycle , (text in Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Hughes, Dominic. 2009. "Quake Village Crumbles in Aftershocks" , last accessed: September 10, 2018.
3. ↑ Sabine Becht, Sven Talaron: Abruzzo . Michael Müller Verlag Erlangen 2006, pp. 135-36, ISBN 3-89953-215-5 .