L'Aquila Province

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L'Aquila Province
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State : Italy
Region : Abruzzo
Capital: L'Aquila
Area : 5,034.46 km² ( 11. )
Residents : 296,491 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 58.9 inhabitants / km²
Number of municipalities: 108
License plate : AQ
ISO-3166-2 identification : IT-AQ
Website: L'Aquila Province
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Catena di Monte Velino
Campo Imperatore

The province of L'Aquila ( Italian Provincia dell'Aquila ) is a province of the Italian region of Abruzzo . The capital of the province is L'Aquila , which is also the capital of the region. The province is the only one in Abruzzo that has no direct access to the sea.

Until the founding of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861, the province belonged to the Kingdom of Naples and is therefore still part of southern Italy today . In 1927 the western part of the province was given up to the newly founded province of Rieti .

geography

The province is determined by the high mountains of Abruzzo , which culminate in the Gran Sasso , whose highest point, the Corno Grande , is already in the province of Teramo . At 2914 m, the Corno Grande is the highest point in the Italian Apennines . The most important river is the Aterno . In the south lies the fertile plateau of the drained Fuciner See .

Besides L'Aquila, the main cities are Avezzano and Sulmona .

About three quarters of the Abruzzo, Latium and Molise National Park are in the province. The province also has a large share in the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park and the Majella National Park . This makes the province of L'Aquila the province with the highest proportion of protected areas in Italy. The Gran Sasso National Park (150,000 hectares) consists of two mountain ranges, the rugged Gran Sasso massif and the gentler Monti della Laga. The Gran Sasso, the "Great Rock of Italy" consists of a wild landscape, characterized by jagged peaks, ridges and vertically sloping walls. While the many peaks on the eastern side and the spectacular limestone walls rising steeply from the hills give the massif a high alpine aspect, the western side with the high plateau Campo Imperatore (approx. 1600 m altitude) is more reminiscent of the landscapes of Inner Mongolia , one for European eyes unusual impression of space and grandeur.

From this high plateau you can reach the eternal snow of the Calderone , the southernmost glacier in Europe. There is still a relatively large population of wolves and bears in the national parks .

geology

The area of ​​the Italian Apennines is traversed by two plate boundaries. The province of L'Aquila was therefore frequently hit by earthquakes. The first recorded quake occurred on December 3, 1315. On February 2, 1703 , a quake claimed 2,400 victims. On July 31, 1786, the worst earthquake claimed over 6,000 deaths and completely destroyed the city. The city ​​was also affected by earthquakes on January 13, 1915 and June 24, 1958. In the earthquake on April 6, 2009 , 295 people were killed. The provincial capital L'Aquila and the villages to the east of it were particularly affected.

Largest communities

(Population figures as of December 31, 2019)

local community Residents
L'Aquila 69,710
Avezzano 42,276
Sulmona 23,326
Celano 10,764
Pratola Peligna 7425
Tagliacozzo 6607
Castel di Sangro 6707
Trasacco 6072
Luco dei Marsi 6102
Carsoli 5245
Capistrello 5038

Source: ISTAT

The list of municipalities in Abruzzo includes all municipalities in the province with population figures.

Web links

Commons : Province of L'Aquila  - 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.