San Benedetto dei Marsi
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Country | Italy | |
region | Abruzzo | |
province | L'Aquila (AQ) | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 1 ' N , 13 ° 37' E | |
height | 678 m slm | |
surface | 25.25 km² | |
Residents | 3,850 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 152 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 67058 | |
prefix | 0863 | |
ISTAT number | 066085 | |
Popular name | Sambenedettesi | |
Patron saint | Benedict, Vincent | |
Website | San Benedetto dei Marsi |
San Benedetto dei Marsi is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3850 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo . The municipality is located about 43.5 kilometers southeast of L'Aquila on Lake Fucin and is part of the Comunità Montana Valle del Giovenco .
history
In ancient times, the city of Marrubium (also Marruvium and in Greek Μαρούϊον ) was located here . Even today the community belongs to the Marsica , a traditional union of numerous communities in the area. The diocese of Marsi (today diocese of Avezzano ) had its seat here from the 16th century until it was finally moved to Pescina and then to Avezzano .
Community partnerships
San Benedetto dei Marsi has partnerships with the Hungarian municipality of Fót in Pest County and with the Italian municipality of Corinaldo in the province of Ancona .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.