Typical square with fountain in a village of Abruzzi, Italy Antrodoco, Abruzzi, Italy, Europe, EU.
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3744 x 5616 px | 31.7 x 47.5 cm | 12.5 x 18.7 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Antrodoco, Abruzzi, Italy, Mediterranean Europe, EUMore information:
Antrodoco is a town and comune in the province of Rieti, in the Lazio region of central Italy. In medieval time a citadel was built on the highest part of the mountain, the "Rocca", which was a fortified, unconquerable Anjou outpost, strategically important along the Via degli Abruzzi. In 1382 it was bought by Queen Giovanna I, then in 1529 became a fiefdom of Giovanni Battista Savelli, to pass in the following centuries under the lordship of the Colonna, Bandini and Giugni families. From the catasto onciario of mid-18th century the population was over 2000 inhabitants. In 1821 it took part to the Carbonari rebellion led by Neapolitan Guglielmo Pepe against the Austrian army of general Frimont, and the first great battle of the Italian Risorgimento was fought in the canyons near the town between 7 and 9 march of that year. In 1960 it became part of the Kingdom of Italy, then in 1862 a ruinous flood compelled part of the population to rebuild their homes down valley, in the area called "Rocchetta". For centuries part of the Province of L'Aquila, and belonging to the Abruzzi region, in 1927 was included in the newly established Province of Rieti.