Moscufo

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Moscufo
coat of arms
Moscufo (Italy)
Moscufo
Country Italy
region Abruzzo
province Pescara  (PE)
Coordinates 42 ° 26 '  N , 14 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 26 '0 "  N , 14 ° 3' 0"  E
height 246  m slm
surface 20 km²
Residents 3,146 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 157 inhabitants / km²
Factions Casale, Moscufo Scalo, Pischiarano, Selvaiella, Senarica, Valle Pelillo, Villa Sibi
Post Code 65010
prefix 085
ISTAT number 068025
Popular name Moscufesi
Patron saint San Cristoforo
Website Moscufo
Moscufo
Moscufo

Moscufo is an Italian commune with 3146 inhabitants in the province of Pescara in Abruzzo . The place on the hill is about twenty kilometers from the coast and the city of Pescara and still has many medieval building elements.

history

The origin of the name Moscufo is not entirely clear. It was quite likely that it was the seat of a Lombard nobleman, around whom a fortified village developed over time. However, there is evidence that the Moscufo was already settled in antiquity . In the Middle Ages the place belonged to the dominion of the Piccolomini and Figliola families.

Attractions

The remains of a weak city fortification (gates) can still be seen today. Also worth seeing are the Palazzo Ferri and Palazzo Orsini and especially the church of Santa Maria del Lago.

Chiesa di San Cristoforo

It is the main church in the middle of the village. The church building has a very short nave. Inside there are pictures, frescoes and especially ornamentation from the 17th century.

  • The Chiesa di S. Cristoforo towers over Moscufo

  • The church of San Cristoforo from the inside

  • The church of Santa Maria del Lago

  • The pulpit of Santa Maria del Lago

  • Detail view of the pulpit

  • View to the altar of Santa Maria del Lago

Chiesa di Santa Maria del Lago

The church of Santa Maria del Lago belonged to the Benedictine Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria and has medieval frescoes . It is located just outside of Moscufo at the cemetery in the direction of Pescara. The foundation walls are from the ninth century; the church is mentioned in a document in 969. It is a very small Romanesque church with a very large multicolored pulpit from 1156. The pulpit from the workshop of Roberto di Ruggero is the only still complete lectern from this period. It is one of the region's most important art treasures, as even the ornaments, the numerous different colored figures by the famous artist Nicodemo da Guardiagrele , are well preserved. The frescoes are the same age, but in rather poor condition. The appearance of the current church dates from 1733 when it was renovated.

The church is normally locked, but you can get the key (as of summer 2004) without any problems in a meeting house run by religious sisters. It is towards Moscufo, first street on the left, again left, the first house on the left, "La Casa di Manuelle".

Viticulture

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

literature

  • Rolf Toman (ed.): The art of the Romanesque. Architecture - sculpture - painting. Cologne 1996, p. 311.
  • Roger Willemsen : The Abruzzo. The mountains in the heart of Italy. Art, culture and history. Cologne 1990, p. 289.

Web links

Commons : Moscufo  - 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.