Cocullo
Cocullo | |
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| Comune di Cocullo | |
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 Map of Cocullo within theProvince of L'Aquila | |
Location of Cocullo  | |
  Cocullo Location of Cocullo in Italy  Cocullo Cocullo (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates:42°2′2″N13°46′33″E/ 42.03389°N 13.77583°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | L'Aquila(AQ) |
| Frazioni | Casale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sandro Chiocchio (Civic listInsieme per il progresso) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31 km2(12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 897 m (2,943 ft) |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
| • Total | 246 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2(21/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cocullesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 67030 |
| Dialing code | 0864 |
| ISTATcode | 066037 |
| Patron saint | San Domenico di Sora |
| Saint day | First Thursday in May |
| Website | Official website |
Cocullois acomuneandtownin the Province ofL'Aquila,located in theAbruzzoregion ofItaly.As of 2013 its population was of 246.
Geography
[edit]The village is situated in thePeligna Valley,between the towns ofAvezzanoandSulmona.It is linked with them by theA25 motorwayand theRome-Pescara railway line.
It is a single civil parish (frazione), namedCasale[3]and borders with the municipalities ofAnversa degli Abruzzi,Bugnara,Castel di Ieri,Castelvecchio Subequo,Goriano Sicoli,Ortona dei MarsiandPrezza.
History
[edit]The origins of Cocullo are closely related to theAncient Romantown ofKoukoulon,situated between Cocullo village and Casale.[4]
Snake Festival (Feast of San Domenico)
[edit]Cocullo is known for its singular patron saint's holiday, namedFesta dei Serpari,in which the patron saint's statue (Domenico di Sora) is transported inprocessioncovered with many snakes (mainlyfour-lined,aesculapian,grassandgreen whipsnakes). The reptiles themselves are transported in procession by localserpari,[5]a sort of "snake breeders",and released in the surrounding woods at the end of the holiday.[6][7]The festival, set every first of May since 2012 (in the past it took place every first Thursday in May), is a receptive event for thousands of Italian and foreign visitors. In 2009 it was cancelled due to some structural damages occurred into the village after theL'Aquila earthquake.[8]This tradition, present also in coat of arms symbolism,[9]substituted the ancientRoman mythologic ritualofAngitia,a snakegoddessworshipped by theMarsi.[10]
Gallery
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The main church ofOur Lady of Graces(Santa Maria delle Grazie) in central Cocullo.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^(in Italian)Casale webpage on municipal websiteArchived2007-05-02 atarchive.today
- ^(in Italian)History of CoculloArchived2008-04-08 atarchive.today
- ^The word is composed by the wordserpe-orserpente-,Italianfor snake
- ^(in Italian)Infos about the holiday on municipal websiteArchived2012-07-28 atarchive.today
- ^Coucllo Snake Festival on lifeinabruzzo
- ^ArticleonSky News
- ^Image of the coat of arms of Coculloonit.wiki
- ^A Guide to the Region AbruzzoArchived2012-01-05 at theWayback Machine
External links
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Media related toCoculloat Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian)Cocullo official website
- Videos and photos of the snake festival and procession inCocullo
- Feast of San DomenicoItaliansrus
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