Country Italy Comune L'Aquila Demonym(s) Paganichesi Local time Monday 5:33 PM Province Province of L'Aquila | Region Abruzzo Elevation 669 m (2,195 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Postal code 67100 Dialling code 0862 | |
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Paganica 2015 san giustino e processione by emmanuel ntawizera
Paganica is a hillside town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of L'Aquila (which is some 7 km far), and has a population of about 5,000.
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- Paganica 2015 san giustino e processione by emmanuel ntawizera
- Map of 67100 Paganica Province of LAquila Italy
- Polisportiva paganica rugby 1969
- History
- Main sights
- Transport
- References
Map of 67100 Paganica, Province of L'Aquila, Italy
Polisportiva paganica rugby 1969
History
An old Roman city, in 1254 its citizens took part in the foundation of L'Aquila by Manfred of Sicily. Until 1927 it was an autonomous municipality merged, with others, into L'Aquila.
On 6 April 2009, Paganica was severely damaged, with 70 percent of its buildings destroyed, as a result of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake. The earthquake's epicenter was along the road between L'Aquila and Paganica, Paganica being the closest town to the epicenter.:
Main sights
Transport
Paganica has a station on the Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to L'Aquila and Sulmona.
References
Paganica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA