Cocullo
Cocullo | ||
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Comune di Cocullo | ||
ISTAT code 066037 | | |
Patron saint | San Domenico di Sora | |
Saint day | First Thursday in May | |
Website | Official website |
Cocullo is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila, located in the Abruzzo region of Italy. As of 2013 its population was of 246.
Geography
The village is situated in the Peligna Valley, between the towns of Avezzano and Sulmona. It is linked with them by the A25 motorway and the Rome-Pescara railway line.
It is a single civil parish (frazione), named Casale[3] and borders with the municipalities of Anversa degli Abruzzi, Bugnara, Castel di Ieri, Castelvecchio Subequo, Goriano Sicoli, Ortona dei Marsi and Prezza.
History
The origins of Cocullo are closely related to the Ancient Roman town of Koukoulon, situated between Cocullo village and Casale.[4]
Snake Festival (Feast of San Domenico)
Cocullo is known for its singular patron saint's holiday, named
Photogallery
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The main church of Our Lady of Graces (Santa Maria delle Grazie) in central Cocullo.
Notes and 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) Casale webpage on municipal website Archived 2007-05-02 at archive.today
- ^ (in Italian) History of Cocullo Archived 2008-04-08 at archive.today
- ^ The word is composed by the word serpe -or serpente-, Italian for snake
- ^ (in Italian) Infos about the holiday on municipal website Archived 2012-07-28 at archive.today
- ^ Coucllo Snake Festival on www.lifeinabruzzo.com
- ^ Article on Sky News
- ^ Image of the coat of arms of Cocullo on it.wiki
- ^ A Guide to the Region Abruzzo Archived 2012-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Cocullo at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Cocullo official website
- Videos and photos of the snake festival and procession in Cocullo
- Feast of San Domenico Italiansrus.com