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Pratola Peligna | |
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| Comune di Pratola Peligna | |
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| Coordinates:42°5′57″N13°52′29″E / 42.09917°N 13.87472°E /42.09917; 13.87472 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | L'Aquila (AQ) |
| Frazioni | Bagnaturo, Ponte la Torre |
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| • Mayor | Antonella Di Nino (Patrola Belissima) |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.67 km2 (11.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Population (31-3-2017)[2] | |
• Total | 7,519 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pratolani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 67035 |
| Dialing code | 0864 |
| ISTAT code | 066075 |
| Patron saint | Madonna della Libera |
| Saint day | First Sunday in May |
| Website | http://www.comune.pratolapeligna.aq.it/ |
Pratola Peligna (Abruzzese:Pratëlë) is acomune andtown in theProvince of L'Aquila in theAbruzzo region ofItaly. As of 2015, it has a population of 7,652 inhabitants.
Pratola Peligna is bordered byPopoli,Corfinio,Prezza,Raiano,Roccacasale andSulmona.
It is supposed[according to whom?] that inRoman times there was a strangerpagus (village)peligno, who would have participated withCorfinium in theSocial War against Rome in 91 BC, but there are no finds to prove its existence. A tomb of the 6th century, ofOstrogoth style, attests to the existence of a settlement, perhaps coinciding with the localityFara de Campiliano, mentioned in the documents of the following centuries.
The first document in which the name of Pratola appears ("on site Pratulae")[3] is an agricultural contract of 997, reported in theChronicon Volturnensis, which however does not yet refer to an inhabited center. During the 12th century a fortified center was created: in 1170 thecastrum Pratulae was assigned by theNormanWilliam II tobishop Odorisio ofL'Aquila.In 1294 the fiefdom was assigned byCharles II of Anjou to the abbot of the monastery ofAbbey of Santo Spirito del Morrone, under whose rule Pratola will remain until 1807.
The history of the country is characterized by several popular ferments; to remember: in 1799 the revolt against the invasion French (together with many other municipalities of Abruzzo), the opposition to the Constitution of the Bourbon government ofFerdinand II in 1848 and the riot of 1934 against the fascist regime. During the Second World War, on August 2, 1943, the Montecatini plant, located two kilometers from the country, was bombed by the Allies.
In 1863, after theunification of Italy, the town was officially given byroyal decree the name Pratola Peligna.[4]
On January 9, 2006, thePresident of Italy,Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, awarded the municipality of Pratola theBronze Medal for Civil Merit [it],[5] with the following citation: "Strategically important center, duringWorld War II, it was subjected to continuous and violent bombings, which caused numerous civilian casualties and the destruction of industrial heritage. The population, forced to take refuge in the surrounding countryside, contributed to the war of liberation with the establishment of the firstpartisan nuclei, suffering fierce retaliation from the German army. 1943/1944".
Hamilton,Canada, since 1992
Gioia dei Marsi, Italy, since 2013Pratola Peligna is served by two train stations. The first one is Pratola Peligna main railway that connects Pratola to Est side of Italy, fromSulmona tillPescara andPratola Peligna Superiore railway station, arailway stop on theTerni–Sulmona railway, with trains toL'Aquila andSulmona tillRome.
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