Abruzzo

The Abruzzo (Italian: Abruzzi or more correctly, in the singular Abruzzo) are a region in southern central Italy. The name is derived from the Latin Aprutium which meant as much as Land of the pigs. Until 1963 the region, together with Molise, was part of the Abruzzo and Molise regions. In the north the region borders on Marche, in the northwest and west on Latium, in the southeast on Molise and in the east on the Adriatic Sea.

The area of ​​the region occupies 3.5% of the national territory. This is comparable to a third of the Netherlands. In terms of size, the region is in 15th place among Italian regions. Of the 1000 Italians, 22 live in Abruzzo, 2.2% of the total national population. In total around 1.3 million people live there.

The capital of the region is L’Aquila (or Aquila). The region is divided into four provinces, named after their capital cities: L’Aquila, Teramo, Chieti and Pescara.

The region is rich in natural beauty and has three national parks and one regional nature park: Gran Sasso – Monti della Laga, Maiella, Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise and Velino-Sirente. The Abruzzo national park in particular is known for the brown bears that still live there. The two highest peaks of the Apennines are also in Abruzzo, the Corno Grande (2912 meters) in the Gran Sasso massif and the Monte Amaro (2795 meters) in the Majella massif. Other natural sights are the Calanchi of Atri and the extreme south of the Abruzzo coast: the Punta Penna and Costa dei trabocchi. The region is also rich in lakes, whether or not stowed, such as Lake Barrea, Lake Campotosto and Lake Bomba.