Montorio al Vomano

Montorio al Vomano
Country	Italy
region	Abruzzo
province	Teramo  (TE)
Coordinates	42 ° 34 '  N , 13 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 34 '0 "  N , 13 ° 37' 0"  E
height	262  m slm
surface	53 km²
Residents	7,863 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	148 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	64046
prefix	0861
ISTAT number	067028
Popular name	Montoriesi
Patron saint	Rochus de Montpellier (August 16)
Website	Montorio al Vomano

Temple of Hercules

San Rocco Church

Montorio al Vomano is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 7863 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Teramo in Abruzzo . The municipality is located about 10 kilometers south of Teramo at the Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga ( Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park ) . The municipality belongs to the Comunità Montana Gran Sasso . The Vomano flows here .

history

The community name comes from Mons Aureus (golden mountain). An earlier Greek settlement was probably called Beregra or Beretra . Today's settlement is first mentioned in a document in 1173.

traffic

The municipality is located on Strada Statale 80 del Gran Sasso , which leads to Teramo, on to the Adriatic Sea and towards L'Aquila . The Strada Statale 150 della Valle del Vomano comes from Roseto degli Abruzzi and ends here. The former Strada Statale 491 di Isola del Gran Sasso also ends here.

Community partnerships

Montorio al Vomano has had an intra-Italian partnership with the city of Aprilia in the province of Latina since 2000 .

Personalities

• Tonino Valerii (1934-2016), director

Web links

Commons : Montorio al Vomano  - 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.