Caramanico Terme
Comune
Comune di Caramanico Terme
Coat of arms of Caramanico Terme
Coat of arms
Location of Caramanico Terme
Caramanico Terme is located in Italy
Caramanico Terme
Caramanico Terme
Location of Caramanico Terme in Italy
Caramanico Terme is located in Abruzzo
Caramanico Terme
Caramanico Terme
Caramanico Terme (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°09′N 14°0′E / 42.150°N 14.000°E / 42.150; 14.000
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvincePescara (PE)
FrazioniDe Contra, San Nicolao, San Tommaso, San Vittorino, Santa Croce, Sant'Elia, Scagnano
Government
 • MayorMario Mazzocca
Area
[1]
 • Total84.55 km2 (32.64 sq mi)
Elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total2,030
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
DemonymCaramanichesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
65023
Dialing code085
WebsiteOfficial website

Caramanico Terme is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy, situated near the confluence of the Orfento and Orta rivers, on a hilltop between the Monte Morrone and the Majella mountains.[3] It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4]

History

invernal view of Caramanico Terme

The town takes its name from cara, meaning rock and/or arimannia, a Lombard establishment in the late Middle Ages. Then the name Terme was added in 1960 because of the presence of a spa nearby.[5][6]

The present settlement is recorded since Lombard times. Then it underwent a remarkable development in the 14th-15th centuries, under the D'Aquino family, and in that period many important monuments were built. In 1706, an earthquake nearby destroyed the town.

Main sights

the Salle castle
  • Church of S. Maria Maggiore (15th century), with a Gothic exterior and an ogival portal with a depiction of the Coronation of the Virgin (1476). The exterior has also depictions of apostles, pilgrims and singers with 15th century musical instruments. The Assumption Chapel (17th century) has a Baroque interior.
  • Romanesque church of St. Tommaso, founded in the 13th century in honor of Thomas of Canterbury. It was built above a 9th-century pieve. It has a nave and two aisles, with different levels. The façade has a rose window and single mullioned windows, three portals and four semi-colons from a never built portico. The side portals have with floreal decorations, while the central one has a high-relief of the Twelve Apostles and Christ Enthroned (1118). The interior, with a nave and aisles divided by composite columns (right) and square columns (left). The interior houses also a Corinthian column (known as Colonna santa) which has alleged miraculous properties.
  • Archaeological Museum "P. Barrasso"
  • Museum of Abruzzo and Italy Fauna
  • Hermitage of San Giovanni all'Orfento

References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Caramanico Terme in the province of Pescara, Abruzzo". abruzzo2000.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Abruzzo" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Le Terme".
  6. ↑ "Baths of Caramanico".
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