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Luco dei Marsi
Comune in Abruzzo, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Luco dei Marsi | |
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Comune di Luco dei Marsi | |
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Coordinates: 41°58′N 13°28′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 |
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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.