Casoli
Casoli | |
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| Comune di Casoli | |
 The church and the castle of Casoli | |
Location of Casoli  | |
  Casoli Location of Casoli in Italy  Casoli Casoli (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates:42°07′N14°17′E/ 42.117°N 14.283°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | Province of Chieti(CH) |
| Frazioni | Ascigno, Capoposta, Cappacorti,Caprafico,Cavassutti, Cinonni, Cipollaro, Collebarone, Collelungo, Collemarco, Colle della Torre, Coste Martini, Fiorentini, Grottarimposta, Guarenna Nuova, Guarenna Vecchia, Laroma, Laroscia, Mandramancina, Merosci, Minco di Lici, Monti, Piana delle vacche, Pianibbie, Piano Carlino, Piano del Mulino, Piano la Fara, Piano Laroma, Piano Morelli, Piano delle Vigne, Quarto da Capo, Ripitella, Selva Piana, Serra, Taloni, Torretta, Valle Curato, Verratti, Vicenne, Vizzarri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sergio De Luca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66 km2(25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) |
| Population (December 31, 2004)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,901 |
| • Density | 89/km2(230/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Casolani |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 66043 |
| Dialing code | 0872 |
| Patron saint | Saint Reparata |
| Saint day | October 8 |
| Website | Official website |
Casoli(Abruzzese:Càsule) acomuneandtownin theProvince of Chietiin theAbruzzoregion ofItaly.It is situated on a foothill of theMajellamountain, at the base of which runs theAventino River,tributary of theSangro.As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,901 and an area of 66 square kilometres (25 sq mi).[3]
Casoli borders the following municipalities:Altino,Civitella Messer Raimondo,Gessopalena,Guardiagrele,Palombaro,Roccascalegna,Sant'Eusanio del Sangro.It is one ofI Borghi più belli d'Italia( "The most beautiful villages of Italy" ).[4]
History
[edit]It was the ancient settlement ofCluviae,a city of theCaracenitribe that was the territory most probably conquered byLombardsin the 6th century. The medieval name "castri de Casule" was first recorded in 878 AD in theMemoriatorium abbatis Berthari,a manuscript conserved in theAbbey of Monte Cassino.
The village was controlled, in the fourteenth century by theOrsini family,who fortified the Norman castle. Casoli became famous as part cultirale in the nineteenth century, when the Mayor Pasquale Masciantonio housed in the castle the poetGabriele d'Annunzio.In World War II, Casoli did not suffer severe bombing, because it was declared a "free city" for the displaced.
Main sights
[edit]- Castello Masciantonio:Norman castle of the eleventh century, with a tower and fortified ducal palace, which houses a museum. The room that housed Gabriele d'Annunzio is of particular interest for a dithyramb written by d'Annunzio on the wall, in thanks.
- Church of Santa Maria Maggiore:It was one of the Orsini chapel (14th century), and later in the seventeenth century it became a real church. It has a rectangular plan, with a side porch, Baroque mold.
Demographic evolution
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Gallery
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Sister cities
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See also
[edit]References
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- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.
- ^"Abruzzo"(in Italian).Retrieved1 August2023.