Luco dei Marsi is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central-eastern Italy. It is part of the Marsica.
Luco dei Marsi | |
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| Comune di Luco dei Marsi | |
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Location of Luco dei Marsi  | |
  Luco dei Marsi Location of Luco dei Marsi in Italy  Luco dei Marsi Luco dei Marsi (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates: 41°58′N 13°28′E / 41.967°N 13.467°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | L'Aquila (AQ) |
| Frazioni | Petogna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marivera De Rosa |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.87 km2 (17.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
| Population (30 September 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 6,047 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Luchesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 67056 |
| Dialing code | 0863 |
| Patron saint | Madonna dell'Ospedale |
| Saint day | Last Sunday in August |
| Website | Official website |
The town was probably founded by the Roman Emperor Claudius to house workers in the drying of the Lacus Fucinus (Lake Fucino). The name derives from a nearby wood, Lucus Angitiae, "Sacred Grove of Angitia", referring to a divine sorceress of the Marsi Italic tribe.
During the Middle Ages it was a fief of the d'Avalos and then of the Colonna family.
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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