Avezzano

Avezzano
Avezzàne (Neapolitan)
Città di Avezzano
View of Avezzano from Mount Salviano
View of Avezzano from Mount Salviano
Coat of arms of Avezzano
Location of Avezzano
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Avezzano is located in Italy
Avezzano
Avezzano
Location of Avezzano in Italy
Avezzano is located in Abruzzo
Avezzano
Avezzano
Avezzano (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°02′28″N 13°26′23″E / 42.04111°N 13.43972°E / 42.04111; 13.43972
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceL'Aquila (AQ)
FrazioniAntrosano, Castelnuovo, Cese dei Marsi, Paterno, San Pelino, San Giuseppe di Caruscino, Borgo Incile, Borgo Via Nuova[1]
Government
 • MayorGiovanni Di Pangrazio (Independent)
Area
 • Total104.08 km2 (40.19 sq mi)
Elevation
695 m (2,280 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2024)[2]
 • Total40,901
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
DemonymAvezzanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
67051
Dialing code0863
Patron saintBartholomew the Apostle and Madonna di Pietraquaria
Saint day24 August and 27 April

Avezzano (Italian pronunciation: [avetˈtsaːno] or [avedˈdzaːno]; Marsicano: Avezzàne [avedˈdzɑːnə]) is a city in the Abruzzo region, province of L'Aquila, Italy.[3] It is the second most populous municipality in the province and the sixth in the region. It is the main commercial, industrial and agricultural centre of the Marsica area, with important high-tech industries and the Fucino Space Centre.

The city was destroyed by the earthquake of 1915. It was rebuilt after the 1944 Allied bombing. The city was decorated with the silver medal for civil merit, an award granted by the Italian Republic.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Comune di Avezzano" (in Italian). Comuni-Italiani.it (Prometheo Srl). Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Bilancio demografico anno 2024 (dati provvisori) – Avezzano". ISTAT. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Avezzano" (in Italian). Il Portale d'Abruzzo. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. ^ "70 anni dalla liberazione (pag.30)" (PDF). ANPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  5. ^ Palmieri, p. 106.

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