Arsita
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- Arşiţa also refers to several Romanian villages.
| Comune di Arsita | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | Teramo (TE) |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,542 ft) |
| Area | 34 km² (13 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2007) | |
| - Total | 961 |
| - Density | 28/km² (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | |
| Dialing code | 0861 |
| Postal code | 64031 |
| Frazioni | Cacciafumo, Collemesolo, Figliolarsita, Pantane, Valleiannina |
| Patron | San Nicola da Tolentino |
| - Day | 10 September |
| Website: http://tecuting.it/c067003/hh/index.php?lang_eg=2 | |
Arsita is a medieval town and comune in Teramo province in the Abruzzo region of eastern Italy.
[edit] Geography
It is located some 470 metres high in the hills along the river Fino, on the Eastern side of the Gran Sasso d'Italia, 36 km from Teramo. In its territory there are pre-Roman remains from the VIII century B.C., and Roman coins, floors of buildings and small statues of the early Christian era.
[edit] History
Called Bacucco until 1905, Arsita rose in the later Middle Ages around a fortified castle called Castello Bacucco, which belonged originally to the Count of Chieti, then to the monks of Montecassino and finally to the Casa d'Este. The village was sold in 1583 to Margaret of Austria Farnese'
[edit] Sights
- Castello Bacucco, (remains) in the uppermost part of the village.
- Church of Santa Vittoria
- Church of Santa Maria D'Aragona, with a fine Madonna con Bambino
- Di Francesco watermill, along the ancient "Sentiero dei Mulini" (mills' path)
- Inferno spaccato, a rock-climbing site with modern facilities
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