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Castel del Monte

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Castel del Monte

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Italian comune

Key facts

Country
Italy
Region
Abruzzo
Province
L'Aquila (AQ)
Mayor
Luciano Mucciante
Total
57.83 km (22.33 sq mi)
Elevation
1,346 m (4,416 ft)
Density
7.89/km (20.4/sq mi)
Demonym
Castellani
Time zone
UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+2 ( CEST )
Dialing code
0862
Patron saint
Saint Donatus
Saint day
7 August

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
comune of Italy
Official name
Castel del Monte
Demonym
castellani
Country
Italy
Population
431
Area
58.03
Elevation
1346
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Farindola
Image
Casteldelmonte flickr01.jpg
Dialing code
0862
Licence plate code
AQ
Patron saint
Donatus of Arezzo
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Commons category
Castel del Monte (comune, Italy)
postal code
67023
twinned administrative body
Somain
Commons gallery
Castel del Monte (comune, Italy)
street address
Comune, Viale della Vittoria, 182
different from
Castel del Monte
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Encyclopedic overview

Castel del Monte is a medieval and Renaissance hill town and comune in the province of L'Aquila in northern Abruzzo, Italy. Located in the heart of the Gran Sasso mountain range, the town is set into a steep hillside nestled beneath mountain peaks near the high plain of Campo Imperatore. Castel del Monte sits opposite the ancient mountaintop fortress of Rocca Calascio and faces Monte Sirente in the distance. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castel del Monte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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