Scurcola Marsicana
Comune
Comune di Scurcola Marsicana
Coat of arms
Location of Scurcola Marsicana
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Coordinates: 42°03′51″N 13°20′24″E / 42.06417°N 13.34000°E / 42.06417; 13.34000
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province	L'Aquila (AQ)
Frazioni	Cappelle dei Marsi
Government
• Mayor	Vincenzo Nuccetelli
Area [1]
• Total	30.02 km2 (11.59 sq mi)
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population  (31 December 2010)[2]
• Total	2,813
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym	Scurcolani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	67068
Dialing code	0863
Patron saint	St. Anthony of Padua, St. Vincent Ferrer
Saint day	June 13
Website	Official 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

References

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