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Abruzzo (Abruzzi or) is a political region of Italy, with capital L'Aquila. According to the official classification NUTS, Abruzzo belongs southern Italy. This is due to the fact that before the expansion of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Abruzzo belonged to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, corresponding to the current southern Italy, while most of the Lazio belonged to the Papal States, traditionally made to coincide with the 'central Italy, except for Sora and the surrounding district of Gaeta, which were included in the Two Sicilies (Department of Earth Work).
In fact, the statistical NUTS resumed compartments identified by ISTAT, which also correspond to electoral districts for representatives to the European Parliament. It occupies an area of 10,798 km ² and has a population of 1,326,393 inhabitants. It is divided into four provinces: L'Aquila, Chieti, Pescara and Teramo. It is bordered to the north by the Marche to the east is washed by the Adriatic Sea, west and south with Lazio Molise. Mountainous region, consists of mountains and the remaining hills. The region has the highest peaks of the Apennines with Continental Gran Sasso of Italy (Big Horn) and the Maiella massif (Monte Amaro). The plain is composed of a narrow coastal strip that follows the coastline. The main rivers are the Sangro and Vomano flowing into the Adriatic Sea. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. History Abruzzi populations of different origins, soon came into conflict with the Romans and, after being finally defeated around 304 BC, became important allies of Rome. Although some of them as the Marsi, remain active, by promoting social war of 90 BC, and setting up a federal state with its capital in Corfinio. The spread of Christianity, was heavily evangelized the region and around the fifth century, flourished a local monasticism. With the Lombard invasion (572), after being devastated, the territory was divided between the Duchy of Spoleto and the duchy of Benevento (which went part of Sannio, Molise, which was called then). Abruzzo got a real organization in the county when the Duchy of Spoleto was invaded by the Franks, and its central committee became autonomous Marsica 843. Norman became the twelfth century. , Then entered a part of the kingdom of Sicily. Frederick II was to bring together the region, making it a single province with capital in Sulmona, L'Aquila and established. City designed to dominate the whole area. Annexed to the Kingdom of Naples under the Anjou, became a possession of Aragon after exhausting power struggles. Sided with the French, the descent of Charles VIII, was subdued by Spanish rule, the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. Invaded, then, before the Austrians, and then by the Bourbons, from 1734 to 1860, opposed to the annexation to the Neapolitan Republic. Was finally "liberated" only with the unification of Italy
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