Castelvecchio Subequo
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| Comune di Castelvecchio Subequo | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | L'Aquila (AQ) |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,608 ft) |
| Area | 19.23 km² (7 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 01-01-2007 (ISTAT)) | |
| - Total | 1,141 |
| - Density | 59/km² (153/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Castelvecchiesi |
| Dialing code | 0864 |
| Postal code | 67024 |
| Patron | San Pietro |
| - Day | 24 June |
Castelvecchio Subequo (also Subrequo and Subrego; Latin: Superaequum or Superequum) is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy
[edit] History
Ancient Superaequum was a town of the Paeligni, one of the three which possessed municipal rights, and among which the territory of that people was divided. Hence it is mentioned both by Pliny and in the Liber Coloniarum, where it is termed Colonia Superaequana. It received a colony of veterans, probably under Augustus, to which a fresh body of colonists was added in the reign of Marcus Aurelius. (Plin. iii. 12. s. 17; Lib. Colon. p. 229; Zumpt, de Colon. p. 361.) The name is not mentioned by any other author, but several inscriptions attest its municipal importance. It accrued its other name denoting "old fort" in the Middle Ages.
It is situated on a hill on the right bank of the Aternus, and about 7 km on the left of the Via Valeria. Its territory probably comprised the hilly district between that road and the Aternus.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith (1856).
