Navelli
Navelli | |
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| Comune di Navelli | |
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Location of Navelli  | |
  Navelli Location of Navelli in Italy  Navelli Navelli (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates: 42°14′19″N 13°43′46″E / 42.23861°N 13.72944°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | L'Aquila (AQ) |
| Frazioni | Civitaretenga |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Federico |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.23 km2 (16.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
| Population (May 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 549 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Navellesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 67020 |
| Dialing code | 0862 |
| ISTAT code | 066058 |
| Patron saint | St. Sebastian |
| Saint day | 20 January |
| Website | Official website |
Navelli is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is renowned for the local saffron production. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
Navelli and its frazione (hamlet) Civitaretenga are medieval villages located in a territory inhabited in historic times by the Vestini Italic tribe.
Main sights
[edit]- Church of San Sebastiano
- Palazzo Santucci
- Rural churches of the plain: Saint Mary in Cerulis and Madonna delle Grazie
- Medieval tower of Civitaretenga
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.
- ^ "Abruzzo" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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