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The City of Avezzano Virtual tour http://avezzano.win.it La Marsica

Avezzano Cathedral

The City

Avezzano is a city of 37.177 inhabitants located at 695m above sea level, chief town of Marsica.

The history

The history of Avezzano is related to the history of the ancient lake Fucino.
It began with the construction of the lake's drainage, ordered by the Roman Emperor Claudius (41-54 d.c.).
Up to this day, you can see the ruins of "Cunicoli di Claudio" (Claudius's Tunnels).
A common belief of the origin of its name comes from "AVE JANE." This name was written on the Temple dedicated to the Roman God Janus at around the same time a community started to grow.

However, the most suitable version of its origin is "AD VETIANUM" which means a "property assigned by the Roman government to the Vetia family," ubicated in the ancient village of "Alba Fucens."
And even today you can still visit the ruins of the Roman market center, the thermal baths, the Macellum, the amphitheatre, etc."
In the vicinity of "Alba Fucens" stands the Twelveth Century's Benedectine Church of St. Peter.
In 1490, Gentile Virgilio Orsini built a castle on the outskirts of the town; later expanded and improved by Marco Antonio Colonna in 1570.
After Prince Torlonia drained the ancient Fucino Lake (also known as Celano Lake) in 1875, there are only old paintings remained as reminders of its remains.
In the morning of January 13 1915, the area of Fucino was shaken by a tremendous hearthquake, which totally destroyed the town of Avezzano and the surrounding small towns.
The only relic of the way the town used to look before the earthquake is preserved in ancient postcards.

The City Today

Today, Avezzano is an important agricultural and commercial center, it ranks among as one of the most important industrial nucleus of Abruzzo.

This city is within an hour's drive from the cities of Rome and Pescara, via Toll-highways A24 and A25 and from Naples via the highway "superstrada del Liri."

Surrounded by numerous mountain resources, in the vicinity of Abruzzo National Park and the Velino Sirente Park and at foot of the enchanting pine plantation of the "Madonna di Pietraquaria," Avezzano is the most important reference and shopping center for tourists who converge in Marsica all year round.

Worthy of visit are all the satellite centers of:
Celano, Pescina, Tagliacozzo, Trasacco, Balsorano, Capistrello, Carsoli, Cerchio, Collelongo, Gioia dei Marsi, Luco dè Marsi, Magliano dè Marsi, Ovindoli, Pescasseroli, Scurcola Marsicana.

    Carabinieri              112
    Polizia                  113
    Polizia Stradale       35258
    Ospedale                5031
    Croce Rossa              118
    Ambulanze             412929
    Vigili del Fuoco         115
    Polizia municipale    501407
    Acquedotto            501249
    Enel Guasti            33141
    GAS Guasti             20094
    Soccorso stradale        116
    Ferrovie              413578

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