Capestrano
Capestrano | |
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Comune di Capestrano | |
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Postal code | 67022 |
Dialing code | 0862 |
Patron saint | St. John of Capestrano |
Saint day | 23 October |
Website | Official website |
Capestrano (Abruzzese: Capëstrànë) is a comune and small town with 885 inhabitants (2017), in the Province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.
History
Antiquity
In the necropolis the statue of the "Warrior of Capestrano" (6th century BC) was found during the work in a field by a farmer. The 2.09-metre (6.9 ft) tall statue depicts an early Italic warrior in full gear, the King of the Vestini tribe, Naevius Pompuledius, executed by the sculptor Aninis. Now the statue is on display in the National Archaeological Museum of the Abruzzi in Chieti.
Geography
Capestrano borders with the municipalities of Brittoli, Bussi sul Tirino, Carapelle Calvisio, Castelvecchio Calvisio, Collepietro, Corvara, Navelli, Ofena, Pescosansonesco and Villa Santa Lucia degli Abruzzi.
It includes four civil parishes (frazioni): Capodacqua , Forca di Penne, Santa Pelagia and Scarafano.
Main sights
San Pietro ad Oratorium Abbey
This former
Piccolomini or Mediceo Castle
The castle was built in the 13th century, on the hill next to the Tirino river and the Abbey of St. Peter ad Oratorium in a strategic position at 505 m above sea level. It was a feud of Tolomeo di Raiano in 1240, and was granted to the Acquaviva family in 1284 by Charles I of Angio (King
Lake of Capodacqua
In the frazione of Capodacqua is located the lake of the same name, locally famous for the presence of the ruins of submerged mills.[3]
Notable people
- Saint Giovanni da Capistrano(John of Capistrano), an Italian friar, theologian and inquisitor was born here in 1386.
- The Italian-born American composer Dalmazio Santini (1923–2001) was born in Capestrano.
- Eugene Victor Alessandroni was born in Capestrano in 1887. He emigrated with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1890. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. In 1927 he became the first Italian-American judge in Pennsylvania when he was appointed to the Court of Common Pleas, 1st district of Pennsylvania. He was elected judge Court of Common Pleas, 1st District of Pennsylvania, for term, 1928-1938, re-elected for terms, 1938-1958.
Twin Cities
- Buda (Part of Budapest, Hungary)
- San Juan Capistrano (California, United States)
Photo gallery
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Saint Giovanni da Capistrano convent
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Capestrano - view of the village
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Capestrano, view of the village from west
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Capestrano, view of the village
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Enigmatic inscription of St Peter ad Oratorium, the Sator Square
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ (in Italian) Article on fondali.it Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine