Campli

Campli
Campli
Comune
	Città di Campli
	Location of Campli
	Campli Location of Campli in Italy Campli Campli (Abruzzo)
	Coordinates:42°43′34.07″N13°41′9.92″E/ 42.7261306°N 13.6860889°E
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province	Teramo(TE)
Frazioni	Battaglia, Boceto, Campiglio, Campovalano, Cesenà, Cognoli, Collicelli, Fichieri, Floriano, Friscoli, Gagliano, Garrufo, Guazzano, La Traversa, Masseri, Molviano, Morge, Nocella, Paduli, Pagannoni Inferiore, Pagannoni Superiore, Paterno, Piancarani, Roiano, Sant'Onofrio, Terrabianca, Traversa, Villa Camera
Government
• Mayor	Pietro Quaresimale
Area
• Total	73 km2(28 sq mi)
Elevation	393 m (1,289 ft)
Population (30 November 2014)
• Total	7,279
• Density	100/km2(260/sq mi)
Demonym	Camplesi
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code	64012
Dialing code	0861
Patron saint	Saint Pancras
Saint day	10 May
Website	Official website

Campli(Abruzzese:Chimblë) is a town andcomunein theprovince of Teramo,in theAbruzzoregion of centralItaly.It is located in the natural park known as theGran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.It is one ofI Borghi più belli d'Italia( "The most beautiful villages of Italy" ).^[3]

Geography

The towns ofBellante,Civitella del Tronto,Sant'Omero,Teramo,Torricella Sicura,Valle Castellanaare nearby.

History

During the 14th century, the composerNicolaus Ricii de Nucella Campliwas born presumably in or near the town.

TheFrenchcaptured the town underFrançois de Guisein 1557 during his failed campaign against theSpanishin theKingdom of Naples.

Festivals and events

Every year since 1964 in the month of August, there is a celebration that goes by the name ofSagra della porchetta italica(Feast of Italian Pork). It is considered to be the first such event established in the Region ofAbruzzoand one of the earliest organized in all of Italy. One highlight of this festival is a pork sandwich cookoff. The festival was founded by Fernando Aurini who was seeking to attract tourists and disseminate information about the town which once comprised a portion of the holdings of the powerful Farnese family. A practical tourist guide entitled "Campli" was published each year to celebrate this event. TheSagra della porchetta italicawas an immediate success with crowds of up to 10,000 people attending in the mid 1960s.

Main sights

Museo Nazionale Archeologico(National Archeological Museum) - housed in the ancient 14th century Farnese palace
San Pietro(Church of Saint Peter): its walls containAncient RomanandHigh Medievalstone fragments
La Scala Santa (The Sacred Step), formed by 28 wooden steps which, if climbed on ones knees, bring absolution of sins by decree ofPope Clement IV- Located behind Palazzo Farnese, next to the fourteenth-century Church of San Paolo, the Sanctuary of the Holy Staircase attracts thousands of devotees every year. The Sanctuary houses a Holy Staircase which in 1772 Pope Clement XIV granted the same indulgences of the famous Holy Staircase of Rome. Pope John Paul II extended the benefits granted in the 18th century to all Fridays of Lent.

From a beautiful sixteenth-century portal worked with diamond points and coming from the convent of Sant'Onofrio, you enter the interior, where a staircase of twenty-eight steps of polished wood and smooth begins the ascent of the penitent, religiously kneeling.

The staircase is completely surrounded by frescoes with motifs related to the Passion of Christ: while the ceiling is populated by images of angels carrying the symbols of the Passion, it is possible to admire on the right "Christ in the Garden of Olives", "The Flagellation" and "Christ Carrying the Cross" and on the left "The Capture", "Ecce homo", and the "Crucifixion". Some of them and the whole decoration of the ceiling are attributed to the painter from Teramo Vincenzo Baldati (1759 - 1825).

References

^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
^All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.
^"Abruzzo"(in Italian).Retrieved1 August2023.

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v13-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical instituteIstat.

[3] "Abruzzo"(in Italian).Retrieved1 August2023.

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