Camarda is a
frazione
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(parish or
ward
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Division or unit
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) in the comune of
L'Aquila
L'Aquila ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy. It is the capital city of both the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. , it has a population of 70,967 inhabitants. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valle ...
in the
Abruzzo
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region of Italy. It is situated on the western slopes of the
Gran Sasso
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, at about 800 meters above sea level, along the state road 17-bis that from goes up to
Campo Imperatore
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passing through
Paganica
Paganica is a hillside town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. located at 669 meters above sea level, at the foot of the Gran Sasso d'Italia, about 7 kilometers east of the historic center, along the state road ...
, Tempera,
Assergi
Assergi is a frazione of the comune of L'Aquila, located about from the capital. With a population of just over 500, it is situated at an altitude of approximately 1,000 meters, below the western slope of the Gran Sasso in a small plain called the ...
and
Fonte Cerreto, once an autonomous municipality before being aggregated to the capital and now seat of the ninth district of the municipality.
In literature, it is known, above all, through the novella in rima entitled ''
La Bella di Camarda,'' a work by
Emidio Cappelli, published in 1857 and reprinted in 1858.
History
Camarda has its origins during the
High Middle Ages
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, when a raid by
Lombards
The Lombards () or Langobards ( la, Langobardi) were a Germanic people who ruled most of the Italian Peninsula from 568 to 774.
The medieval Lombard historian Paul the Deacon wrote in the ''History of the Lombards'' (written between 787 and ...
pushed many inhabitants of ''Forcona'' (an archaeological site located in the area of
Bagno) to take refuge in the neighboring areas. According to legend, the name Camarda derives from the cry "Cama ardet!", shouted by the peasants who saw their sheaves burning, which some Lombard soldiers had set on fire.
Afterwards, Camarda was one of the villages that contributed to the foundation of L'Aquila. Since then, this village has bound its destiny to that of the city.
In the 19th century, Camarda was elected
Comune
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, but soon lost this title, to become simply one of the
Frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
s of L'Aquila.
The Royal Decree-Law of 29 July 1927 number 1564, decreed the suppression and annexation of the municipalities of
Arischia,
Bagno, Camarda,
Lucoli
Lucoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is one of the nearest communes to the Campo Felice plain and ski resort.
The epicentre of 2009 L'Aquila earthquake
The 2009 L'Aquila ...
,
Paganica
Paganica is a hillside town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. located at 669 meters above sea level, at the foot of the Gran Sasso d'Italia, about 7 kilometers east of the historic center, along the state road ...
,
Preturo,
Roio
Roio is a frazione of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo, region of Italy
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,
Sassa
Sassa is a frazione in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. After the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, it has a population of about 2500 inhabitants considering small villages around this frazione.
The frazione of Sassa is compos ...
and the
frazione
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of
San Vittorino
San Vittorino Amiterno is a village in the Abruzzo, region of central Italy. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of L'Aquila.
History
S. Vittorino is important because the ancient Roman city of Amiternum
Amiternum was an ancient Sabine ...
belonging to the
comune
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of
Pizzoli
Pizzoli ( Aquilano: ') is a ''comune'' and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park
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to the
comune
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of
L'Aquila
L'Aquila ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy. It is the capital city of both the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. , it has a population of 70,967 inhabitants. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valle ...
of
Abruzzo
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. In 1947,
Lucoli
Lucoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is one of the nearest communes to the Campo Felice plain and ski resort.
The epicentre of 2009 L'Aquila earthquake
The 2009 L'Aquila ...
, after having been a fraction of
L'Aquila
L'Aquila ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy. It is the capital city of both the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. , it has a population of 70,967 inhabitants. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valle ...
for 20 years, was the only one to be able to restore itself as an autonomous
comune
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, unlike the other 7 suppressed
Comune
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s.
The towns that were part of the
Comune
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of Camarda in 1927 were: Camarda,
Filetto
Filetto is an Italian ''comune
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,
Assergi
Assergi is a frazione of the comune of L'Aquila, located about from the capital. With a population of just over 500, it is situated at an altitude of approximately 1,000 meters, below the western slope of the Gran Sasso in a small plain called the ...
,
Aragno
Aragno is a frazione in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy
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and
Pescomaggiore.
The territory of the ex-
comune
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constitutes the ninth circumscription of the
Comune of L'Aquila apart from the portion where
Aragno
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is located, included in the land council of participation number eight with
Collebrincioni, San Giacomo, San Francesco, and Torrione.
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Frazioni of L'Aquila
Former municipalities of the Province of L'Aquila