Guardiagrele
Sign in to saveGuardiagrele (; Abruzzese: ; ) is a town and comune in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is in the foothills of the Maiella mountain at an elevation of around . Its population numbers about 10,000.
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Guardiagrele is a small town of about 10,000 people located in the Abruzzo region of central Italy, situated in the foothills of the Maiella mountain. The town is administratively part of the province of Chieti and represents a typical settlement in Italy's central mountainous areas.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Guardiagrele
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Guardiagrele
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Guardiagrele al tramonto.jpg
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Guardiagrele-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Abruzzo
- Italian comune.province
- Chieti (CH)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Anello, Bocca di Valle, Caporosso, Caprafico, Caprafico piane, Cerchiara, Colle Barone, Colle Luna, Comino, Crognaleto, Melone, Piano Fonti, Piana San Bartolomeo, San Biase, San Domenico, San Leonardo, Santa Lucia, San Vincenzo, Sciorilli, Tiballo, Villa San Vincenzo, Voire
- Italian comune.mayor
- Donatello Di Prinzio
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 56
- Italian comune.population_total
- 9497
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2010
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Guardiagrele (; Abruzzese: ; ) is a town and comune in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is in the foothills of the Maiella mountain at an elevation of around . Its population numbers about 10,000.
Commenting on the views of the mountains and valleys of the Maiella visible from some points in the town, the poet Gabriele d'Annunzio nicknamed Guardiagrele ''la terrazza d'Abruzzo'' ("Abruzzo's terrace").