Amatrice

Amatrice (; Sabino: ) is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Rieti, in the Italian region of Lazio, and the center of the food-agricultural area of Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. The town was devastated by a powerful earthquake on 24 August 2016. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ('The most beautiful villages of Italy').

6.1 or 6.2 magnitude earthquake on 24 August 2016 in the central parts of Italy

italian sauce

earthquake occurred on 7 October 1639 near Amatrice, in the Kingdom of Naples

Italian hamlet

church building in Amatrice, Italy