Frazioni Cappelle dei Marsi Demonym(s) Scurcolani | Province / Metropolitan city L'Aquila (AQ) Elevation 700 m (2,300 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Saturday 2:43 PM Postal code 67068 | |
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Scurcola Marsicana is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.
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- Fiordaliso frikando tour 2016 scurcola marsicana 3 7 16 la bella italia
- Map of Scurcola Marsicana Province of LAquila Italy
- Scurcola marsicana abruzzo vista dall alto
- History
- Main sights
- Twin towns
- References
Map of Scurcola Marsicana, Province of L'Aquila, Italy
It is located at the feet of Mount San Nicola, on the western rim of the former Fucine Lake.
Scurcola marsicana abruzzo vista dall alto
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 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
Twin towns
References
Scurcola Marsicana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA