Massa d'Albe

Massa d'Albe
Country	Italy
region	Abruzzo
province	L'Aquila  (AQ)
Coordinates	42 ° 7 '  N , 13 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 6 '33 "  N , 13 ° 23' 32"  E
height	865  m slm
surface	68 km²
Residents	1,409 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	21 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	67050
prefix	0863
ISTAT number	066054
Popular name	Massetani
Patron saint	San Sebastiano
Website	Massa d'Albe
Massa d'Albe on Monte Velino

Massa d'Albe is a municipality with 1409 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of L'Aquila in the Italian region of Abruzzo . It is located 101 km northeast of Rome and 50 km south of L'Aquila .

geography

Massa d'Albe lies above the Fuciner basin at the foot of Monte Velino (2487 ​​m). It consists of the districts of Massa, Corona, Forme and Albe. The community is a member of the Comunità montana Marsica 1 .

The neighboring towns are Avezzano , Magliano de 'Marsi , Ovindoli , Rocca di Mezzo and Scurcola Marsicana .

history

In ancient times the town of Alba Fucens was located in the municipality , which was destroyed by the Saracens in the 9th / 10th century . After that, the surviving population settled in today's town centers.

In 1915 the community was badly affected by the Avezzano earthquake . In 1944 it was bombed during World War II.

Population development

year	1861	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001	2016
Residents	1,725	2,204	2.233	2,442	1,832	1,795	1,209	1,291	1,436	1,451

Source: ISTAT

Attractions

Alba Fucens excavations

Orsini Castle

The most important sight is the archaeological site of Alba Fucens .

traffic

Massa d'Albe is on the A25 Strada dei Parchi motorway , Magliano de 'Marsi exit.

The nearest train station on the Rome - Sulmona line is 6.5 km from Cappelle - Magliano .

literature

• Ekkehart Rotter, Roger Willemsen , Abruzzen Molise, DuMont Verlag, Ostfildern 2002, ISBN 3-7701-6612-4

Web links

Commons : Massa d'Albe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Massa d'Albe (Italian)
• Massa d'Albe on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Comunità montana Marsica 1