๐ฎ๐น Acciano is a comune in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. The small, medieval village is in the Subequana valley and is a part of the Sirentina Mountain Community.
This village is well known in Italy for its quality productions of Montepulciano red wines.
History Many monuments of great artistic significance are present in the area including the discovery of a square structure of an ancient Italic-Roman temple as well as numerous pottery fragments scattered around it. The structure is located between the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie and the cemetery in the S. Lorenzo. The test, run by the Archaeological Superintendence of Chieti, dated the relics to between the Republican and the first imperial age of the Roman Empire. Renowned Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli discovered old burial tombs and fragments of bucchero vases around the Church of San Lorenzo. The discovery by Antonio De Nino in contrada Vicenna of shrouds and an elaborate system of tunnels with evident traces of a mosaic floor near the ancient cemetery is enough evidence to testify that there was an ancient town located at Acciano (for lack of funds now, these excavations have been covered by soil until they can be best appreciated).
Various aristocratic families in Italy and Spain, such as the feuding Piccolomini and Scialenghi Strozzi families, rotated possession of the village. The presence of walls, towers (now destroyed) and doors bear witness to Acciano's strategic importance as the connection between the Adriatic and Rome, an importance it would bear for centuries.
Geography Surrounded by green woods of oak, Acciano is perched on a spur of rock between the mountains and stones Bufame Fitte which offers views of the rocky ridges of Sirente.
The steep slopes that surround the village frame the valley in which flows the river Aterno.
The territory of the municipality varies in elevation from 450 to 1,303 metres (1,476 to 4,275ย ft) above sea level, a range of 853 metres (2,799ย ft).
The distance from the capital, L'Aquila, is about 35 km (22ย mi) along the road "Valley Subequana". Sulmona is about 37 km (23ย mi) away.
Fortified town of Acciano The small country of some Longobard still fortified houses of medieval origin. The historic centre of Acciano, enclosed within the walls still exist, denotes the condition of a fortified village where access was gained through three doors: Porta Torrone, Porta Martino, and Porta of Aia. The topography of the land affected in its pre-eminent urban typology which lies on steep slopes to the left of the river Aterno. The history of the village is from the 14th century, when the arrangement of the walls, to the 16th century, given the reconstruction or rehabilitation of several buildings.
Further information: Roccapreturo
Monuments Church of SS Peter and Lourence; Church of S. Petronilla; Church of S. Anthony from Padua; Tower of Beffi; Tower of Roccapreturo; Renaissance Fountain.
Transport Acciano has a stop on the TerniโSulmona railway, with trains to L'Aquila and Sulmona.
Acciano has a population of over 337 people. Acciano also forms part of the wider L'Aquila Province which has a population of over 300,409 people. Acciano is situated near L'Aquila.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Acciano has links with:
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๐ฎ๐น Chieti 14.167,42.352 d: 40.3
๐ฎ๐น Teramo 13.697,42.658 d: 52.8
๐ฎ๐น Montesilvano 14.157,42.515 d: 50.7
๐ฎ๐น Pescara 14.214,42.464 d: 50.3
๐ฎ๐น Frosinone 13.349,41.643 d: 68
๐ฎ๐น Ascoli Piceno 13.583,42.85 d: 75.1
๐ฎ๐น Cassino 13.833,41.5 d: 76.4
๐ฎ๐น Isernia 14.233,41.6 d: 76.9
๐ฎ๐น San Benedetto del Tronto 13.878,42.95 d: 86
Antipodal to: Acciano -166.267,-42.183
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๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16883.2
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๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12948.1
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