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Cappadocia | |
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| Comune di Cappadocia | |
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  Cappadocia Location of Cappadocia in Italy Show map of Italy Cappadocia Cappadocia (Abruzzo) Show map of Abruzzo | |
| Coordinates:42°00′27″N13°16′51″E / 42.00750°N 13.28083°E /42.00750; 13.28083 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | L'Aquila (AQ) |
| Frazioni | Camporotondo,Petrella Liri,Verrecchie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lucilla Lilli |
| Area | |
• Total | 67.20 km2 (25.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,108 m (3,635 ft) |
| Population (31 July 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 529 |
| • Density | 7.87/km2 (20.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cappadociani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 67060 |
| Dialing code | 0863 |
| Patron saint | St. Blaise andSt. Margaret |
| Saint day | 3 February |
| Website | Official website |
Cappadocia (In Marsican Dialect:Cappadoza[3])is acomune and town with approximately 550 inhabitants[4] in theprovince of L'Aquila in theAbruzzo region of central Italy. It is part ofMarsica. It's also part of the "Borghi autentici d'Italia" (English: AutenticBoroughs of Italy) club.
The area, collected in the Valley of The Nerfa, between the south-ovest versant of the Caresolain Mountains (Padiglione and Aurunzo), and it marks the border betweenAbruzzo andLazio, in the centre of the Appenino Centrale Abbruzzese.
It's 100 km toRome[5] 135 km toPescara,[5] 68 toL'Aquila[5] and 22 fromAvezzano.[5] In thecomune are included thefrazione ofPetrella Liri,Verrechie and the touristic destination of Camporotondo, collocated on the Cesca Mountains, and theHomonym ski station.
There are various hypothesis on the name origin, and all are disputed[6]
▪︎ From theLatinCaput Duodecim, according to which, the town was founded by 12 criminals, who allegedly committed a "Rape of the Sabine Woman" at the near Petrella Liri
▪︎Again from Latin,Caput Otium, place where Shepherdwent to relax.
▪︎ Or from the homonymTurkish Region.[7]
In ancient times,Aequi andMarsi lived in the region, before the Roman occupation, but there are nearly zero archeological testimonials from the area[8]
The first historical document, where Cappadocia is mentioned[8][9] is thePapal bull of 1158 ofPope Clement III, who nominates the Churches ofSaint Blaise andMargaret the Virgin[10]
Later, it became part of theAlbe county, and then of theDuchy ofTagliacozzo, both fiefs of the"Regno Di Napoli", until its annexion byKingdom of Italy in 1860.
In the first year of the union, theMarsica, saw the impact ofbrigandage.[11][12]
Its inhabitants were mainly occupied by theTranshumance of theAger Romanus[13] and bywood industry
The area, already damaged by the1915 Avezzano earthquakes, experienced major humandepopulation when many man were sent to war asAlpini guards.
Many, then started a mass immigration to the capital city,Rome.
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