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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
435 m (1,427 ft)

Postal code
  
66040

Local time
  
Tuesday 4:19 AM

Region
  
Abruzzo

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Chieti (CH)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
Province of Chieti

Patron saint
  
Leucius of Brindisi

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Frazioni
  
MultipleAia Santa Maria, Boragna Fontanelle, Boragna San Paolo, Campanelle, Capragrassa, Carapelle, Carriera, Casale, Castellano, Castelluccio, Ceripollo, Colle Comune, Colle d'Aglio, Colle delle Pietre, Colle Flocco, Colle Grilli, Colle Martinelli, Colle Palumbo, Colle Quarti, Colle Rotondo, Colle San Giovanni, Colle Sant'Angelo, Colle Santinella, Colle Santissimo, Cona, Coste Iadonato, Croce Pili, Fazzoli, Fontegrugnale, Fontesquatino, Forca di Iezzi, Forca di Lupo, Fornelli, Giarrocco, Ianico, Lentisce, Mandorle, Mandrioli, Masciavò, Masseria Grande, Molinello, Montecalvo, Montemarcone, Monte Pallano, Monte San Silvestro, Osento, Passo del Vasto, Passo Pincera, Piana Ciccarelli, Piana dei Monaci, Piana dell'Edera, Piana Fallascosa, Piana La Fara, Piana Matteo, Piana Osento, Piana Sant'Antonio, Piana Vacante, Pianello, Piazzano, Pietrascritta, Pili, Querceto, Quercianera, Rigatella, Riguardata Scalella, Rocconi, Saletti, San Giacomo, San Luca, San Marco, Sant'Amico, San Tommaso, Satrino, Sciola, Scorciagallo, Siberia, Solagna Longa, Solagna Rigatella, Sterpari, Vallaspra, Varvaringi

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 70% Humidity

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Atessa ([aˈtɛssa]) is a town in Abruzzo, Italy, administratively part of the Province of Chieti.

Contents

Map of 66041 Atessa Province of Chieti, Italy

History

According to some historian, Atessa's origins date to the 5th century AD.

Main sights

  • Column of St. Christopher (1657)
  • Cathedral of St. Leucius, founded in 874, but restored in 1312. It has nave and five aisles, two of which added in 1750. The brickwork façade, restored to its Gothic appearance in 1935, has a medieval rose window. The interior is in Baroque style
  • Church of Santa Croce, founded in the 7th century but remade as a rectangular hall in the 14th century and again with a nave and two aisles in the 18th century. It has a Norman-style façade with a Gothic portal and a rose window. The interior is in Baroque style
  • Remains of the medieval walls and gates of St. Michael (7th century) and of St. Margaret (6th or 11th century)

    • Industry

    The Sevel Sud Italo-French consortium plant, manufacturing the Fiat Ducato and the PSA's equivalent vans, is located in Atessa's territory. Also, the Japanese manufacturer Honda has a factory that produces scooters and engines.

    References

    Atessa Wikipedia
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