Ocre

Ocre
Country	Italy
region	Abruzzo
province	L'Aquila  (AQ)
Coordinates	42 ° 17 ′  N , 13 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 17 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  E
height	850  m slm
surface	23 km²
Residents	1,126 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	49 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	67040
prefix	0862
ISTAT number	066059
Popular name	Ocrensi
Website	Ocre
Ocre, Convento di Sant'Angelo

Ocre is an Italian commune with 1,126 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo .

Location and dates

Ocre is located in the Sirente-Velino Natural Park . It is located 13 kilometers southeast of the regional capital L'Aquila at the foot of the mountain of the same name (2200 m). Ocre consists of the districts of San Panfilo (seat of the municipal administration), San Felice, San Martino, Valle and Cavalletto and borders the municipalities of Fossa , L'Aquila, Rocca di Cambio , Rocca di Mezzo and Sant'Eusanio Forconese .

history

The valley of the Aterno was already settled in the pre-Roman times. Around 293 BC The area became Roman . Ocre is first mentioned in a document around 940. Since 1178 there has been talk of a fortress in Ocre, which is probably the castle of the main town of San Panfilo.

In 1226 the monastery of Santo Spirito ( Holy Spirit ) was founded in Ocre , which passed to the Cistercian order in 1248 .

When L'Aquila was founded in the 13th century, Ocre gained strategic importance because the castle could control a large part of the city 140 meters below. During this time the exposed Franciscan monastery of San Angelo was founded.

Until 1806 Ocre was a county ( barony ), most recently the Bonanni-Ocre family, some of whose descendants still live in Ocre today. The castle was also owned by the Bonanni-Ocre family.

Mayor of Ocre has been Fausto Fracassi from the Lista-civica since March 30, 2010. His predecessor (since 2004) was Gianmatteo Riocci from the center-left citizen list.

Attractions

Interesting for visitors are the monasteries, the remains of the castle and the festivals “Sagra del Forno” (Oven Festival) and “Sagra della Castagna ”.

Oddities

The name Ocre can easily be confused with “Ocra” ( ocher ) by non-Italians . In some languages ​​(Portuguese, French and Spanish) the dye is spelled the same as the place.

Web links

Commons : Ocre  - 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.