Castelvecchio Subequo

Castelvecchio Subequo (also Subrequo and Subrego; Latin: Superaequum, Superequum) is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region, central Italy, at the feet on Mount Sirente.

Castelvecchio Subequo
Comune di Castelvecchio Subequo
Location of Castelvecchio Subequo
Castelvecchio Subequo is located in Italy
Castelvecchio Subequo
Castelvecchio Subequo
Location of Castelvecchio Subequo in Italy
Castelvecchio Subequo is located in Abruzzo
Castelvecchio Subequo
Castelvecchio Subequo
Castelvecchio Subequo (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°7′52″N 13°43′43″E
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceL'Aquila (AQ)
Government
  MayorPietro Salutari
Area
  Total19.23 km2 (7.42 sq mi)
Elevation
490 m (1,610 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2017)[2]
  Total943
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
DemonymCastelvecchiesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
67024
Dialing code0864
Patron saintSt. John the Baptist
Saint day24 June
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Ancient Superaequum was a town of the Paeligni, one of the three which possessed municipal rights, and among which the territory of that people was divided. Hence it is mentioned both by Pliny and in the Liber Coloniarum, where it is termed Colonia Superaequana. It received a colony of veterans, probably under Augustus, to which a fresh body of colonists was added in the reign of Marcus Aurelius.[3] The name is not mentioned by any other author, but several inscriptions attest its municipal importance.

After the conquest of southern Italy by the Lombards, it was known as Onuffolo or Nuffoli, returning to its former name under the Normans. It accrued its other name (originally Castelvetere, meaning "old fort") later in the Middle Ages.

It is on a hill on the right bank of the Aterno river, and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) on the left of the Via Valeria. Its territory probably comprised the hilly district between that road and the Aternus.

Transportation

Castelvecchio Subequo has a station on the Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to L'Aquila and Sulmona.

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. Plin. iii. 12. s. 17; Lib. Colon. p. 229; August Wilhelm Zumpt, De Coloniis p. 361.

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