Accumoli is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Rieti
The Province of Rieti ( it, Provincia di Rieti) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti. Established in 1927, it has an area of with a total population of 157,887 people as of 2017. There are 73 ''comuni'' i ...
in the
Italian
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region
Lazio
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, located about northeast of
Rome
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and about northeast of
Rieti. It is located in the natural park known as the "
Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park".
Located at an altitude of 855 m
above sea level in the Umbria-Marche Apennines, Accumoli is an enclave within the
province of Ascoli Piceno. Until 1927, it was part of
the province of Aquila in
Abruzzo.
The climate is typical internal
Apennines with cold, snowy winters and summers almost never too hot.
History
The town has its origins in the 12th century, when the territory in the Valle del Tronto was ruled by the
Normans
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and later the
Kingdom of Naples.
On 24 August 2016, numerous buildings were destroyed and damaged by the
Central Italy earthquake.
Powerful Earthquakes in Italy
Main sights
*Civic Tower (12th century)
*Palazzo del Podestà , now the town hall
*Palazzo del Guasto (15th century).
*Palazzo Marini, in Mannerist style. is characterized by a portal framed by ashlar diamond and columns
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with Ionic capitals in twisted elephant legs.
*Palazzo Cappello (17th century), located near the medieval fortress
* Monument to Salvatore (1927)
References
Cities and towns in Lazio
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