Atessa

Coordinates: 42°4′0″N 14°27′0″E / 42.06667°N 14.45000°E / 42.06667; 14.45000

Atessa Val Di Sangro

Comune

Comune di Atessa Val Di Sangro

Coat of arms

Atessa Val Di Sangro

Location of Atessa Val Di Sangro in Italy

Coordinates: 42°04′N 14°27′E / 42.067°N 14.450°E

Country

Chieti (CH)

Frazioni

Multiple

Aia Santa Maria, Boragna Fontanelle, Boragna San Paolo, Campanelle, Capragrassa, Carapelle, Carriera, Casale, Castellano, Castelluccio, Ceripollo, Colle Comune, Colle d'Aglio, Colle delle Pietre, Colle Flocco, Colle Grilli, Colle Martinelli, Colle Palumbo, Colle Quarti, Colle Rotondo, Colle San Giovanni, Colle Sant'Angelo, Colle Santinella, Colle Santissimo, Cona, Coste Iadonato, Croce Pili, Fazzoli, Fontegrugnale, Fontesquatino, Forca di Iezzi, Forca di Lupo, Fornelli, Giarrocco, Ianico, Lentisce, Mandorle, Mandrioli, Masciavò, Masseria Grande, Molinello, Montecalvo, Montemarcone, Monte Pallano, Monte San Silvestro, Osento, Passo del Vasto, Passo Pincera, Piana Ciccarelli, Piana dei Monaci, Piana dell'Edera, Piana Fallascosa, Piana La Fara, Piana Matteo, Piana Osento, Piana Sant'Antonio, Piana Vacante, Pianello, Piazzano, Pietrascritta, Pili, Querceto, Quercianera, Rigatella, Riguardata Scalella, Rocconi, Saletti, San Giacomo, San Luca, San Marco, Sant'Amico, San Tommaso, Satrino, Sciola, Scorciagallo, Siberia, Solagna Longa, Solagna Rigatella, Sterpari, Vallaspra, Varvaringi

Government

• Mayor

Nicola Cicchitti

Area

• Total

111 km² (43 sq mi)

Elevation

435 m (1,427 ft)

Population (1 January 2008)^[1]

• Total

10,655

• Density

96/km² (250/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

66040

Dialing code

0872

Patron saint

St. Leucius of Brindisi

Saint day

11 January

Website

Official website

Atessa (Italian pronunciation: [aˈtɛssa]) is a town in Abruzzo, Italy, administratively part of the Province of Chieti.

History

According to some historian, Atessa's origins date to the 5th century AD.

Main sights

Chiesa Santa Croce

Column of St. Christopher (1657)
Cathedral of St. Leucius, founded in 874, but restored in 1312. It has nave and five aisles, two of which added in 1750. The brickwork façade, restored to its Gothic appearance in 1935, has a medieval rose window. The interior is in Baroque style
Church of Santa Croce, founded in the 7th century but remade as a rectangular hall in the 14th century and again with a nave and two aisles in the 18th century. It has a Norman-style façade with a Gothic portal and a rose window. The interior is in Baroque style
Remains of the medieval walls and gates of St. Michael (7th century) and of St. Margaret (6th or 11th century)

Industry

The Sevel Sud Italo-French consortium plant, manufacturing the Fiat Ducato and the PSA's equivalent vans, is located in Atessa's territory.^[2] Also, the Japanese manufacturer Honda has a factory that produces scooters and engines.^[3]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atessa.

City of Atessa (Italian)

Abruzzo · Comuni of the Province of Chieti

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