Scurcola Marsicana

Comune in Abruzzo, Italy

42°03′51″N 13°20′24″E / 42.06417°N 13.34000°E / 42.06417; 13.34000CountryItalyRegionAbruzzoProvinceL'Aquila (AQ)FrazioniCappelle dei MarsiGovernment • MayorVincenzo NuccetelliArea • Total30.02 km² (11.59 sq mi)Elevation700 m (2,300 ft)Population • Total2,813 • Density94/km² (240/sq mi)DemonymScurcolaniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code0863Patron saintSt. Anthony of Padua, St. Vincent FerrerSaint dayJune 13WebsiteOfficial website

Scurcola Marsicana is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.

It is located at the feet of Mount San Nicola, on the western rim of the former Fucine Lake.

History

The most ancient findings of human presence in the area date from the 9th-8th centuries BC.

The name is of Lombard origin, and is first mentioned around 1150 AD.

In the nearby, in the Palentine Plains (Italian: Piani Palentini), was fought the Battle of Tagliacozzo between Conradin of Hohenstaufen and Charles I of Anjou. The city was also the seat of a massacre of the local population by the Piedmontese troops in the aftermath of the unification of Italy.

Main sights

• Church of Sant'Egidio
• Church of Sant'Antonio
• Church of SS. Trinità
• Church of Maria SS. della Vittoria
• Abbey of Santa Maria della Vittoria
• Castello Orsini (Orsini Castle)

Twin towns

• Passau, Germany

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