Calascio
Calascio | |
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Comune di Calascio | |
Coordinates:42°19′39″N13°41′53″E/ 42.32750°N 13.69806°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Abruzzo |
Province | L'Aquila(AQ) |
Frazioni | Rocca Calascio |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ludovico Marinacci |
Area | |
• Total | 39.47 km2(15.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,210 m (3,970 ft) |
Population (31 December 2013)[2] | |
• Total | 136 |
• Density | 3.4/km2(8.9/sq mi) |
Demonym | Calascini |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Postal code | 67020 |
Dialing code | 0862 |
Patron saint | St. Nicholas |
Saint day | 9 May |
Website | calascio.net |
Calasciois acomuneand village in theprovince of L'Aquila,in theAbruzzoregion of centralItaly.It is located in theGran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.
History
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Rocca_Calascio_2017.jpg/270px-Rocca_Calascio_2017.jpg)
The existence of the village, of Norman origin, is already testified from 816 in a document of Ludwig I as a possession of the "Volturnensi" monks. Later, around the year 1000, it was founded the fortress on the mountain above, originally a simple watchtower. In four the fortress grew in importance and size: moved from Barony of Carapelle (14th century), the Piccolomini family (15th century) and then to the Medici family (16th century), was placed under control of the chiefs of sheep involved intranshumanceon the director of the Royal sheep track to Foggia. The structure of the castle was modified and expanded to its slopes and formed a small village, which is also perched.
So for a long period of time there was the coexistence of two villages, Calascio and Rocca Calascio, a different strategic functions being the first place on the mountainsides on the road that leads to Santo Stefano di Sessanio and Aquila, and the second in a dominant position on the whole of Navelli plateau and close to the Campo Imperatore pastures. It was devastated by the violent1703 Apennine earthquakes,after which the heavily damaged fortress was almost completely abandoned and much of the population moved to the underlying Calascio. Since then, the latter developed more than the fortress.
Points of interest
[edit]- Medieval church ofSan Nicola
- Castle ofRocca Calascio
- Church ofSanta Maria della Pietà
- Medieval city ofCastelvecchio Calvisio
- Medieval town ofSanto Stefano di Sessanio
- Park ofCampo Imperatore
References
[edit]- ^"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.
External links
[edit]Media related toCalascioat Wikimedia Commons