Aquila

History

Founded in 1254 under the name of Aquila, it bears its current name since 1939. It is told that it was founded by the meeting of 99 parishes. A fountain perpetuates this legend (fontana delle 99 cinnamon).

Aquila saw the crowning of Pietro di Morrone, become pope under the name of Célestin V, the August 29th 1294. It founded a monastic order which bears its name which had more than twenty establishments in France.

Its body rests since 1517 in a sumptuous tomb in the basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio with the doors of the city, basilica which it had made build in 1286

Mariano d' Abbattegio was governor in 1317.

Aquila was damaged by the earthquakes of 1703 and 1706. It was taken by the French in 1798 and the Austrians in 1815.

Administration

Hamlets

Aragno, Arischia, Assergi, Bagno, Bazzano, Camarda, Cease, Civita di Bagno, Casaline, Collebrincioni, Adhesive di Preturo, Adhesive di Roio, Adhesive di Sassa, Collefracido, Coppito, Filetto di Camarda, Foce, Genzano, Monticchio, Onna, Paganica, Pagliare di Sassa, Palombara, Pescomaggiore, Pianola, Poggio di Roio, Preturo, Roio Piano, San Giuliano, San Gregorio, Sant' Elia, San Vittorino, Santi, Sassa, Tempera

Communes bordering

Antrodoco (IH), Barete, Barisciano, Borgorose (IH), Cagnano Amiterno, Campotosto, Capitignano, Crognaleto (TE), Fano Adriano (TE), Fossa, Insulated del Gran Sasso d' Italia (TE), Lucoli, Magliano de' Marsi, Ocre, Pietracamela (TE), Pizzoli, Rocca di Cambio, Rocca di Mezzo, Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Scoppito, Tornimparte

Twinnings

Aquila is twinned with the following cities:

External bonds

the University of Aquila
Physics laboratories of Gran Sasso

See too

Province of Aquila
List of the Italian cities of more than 25.000 inhabitants

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