Guilmi
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| Comune di Guilmi | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | Chieti (CH) |
| Elevation | 674 m (2,211 ft) |
| Area | 12 km² (5 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2004) | |
| - Total | 486 |
| - Density | 41/km² (106/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | |
| Dialing code | 0872 |
| Postal code | 66050 |
Guilmi is a comune and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
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[edit] Geography
It is located on a hill Colle San Giovanni nearby the Sinello valley, from which the skyline of the village clearly sticks out with the profile of the water cisterne and the church of Santa Maria Immacolata.
[edit] History
According to legend the village, then called Tripaldi, lay on both banks of the Sinello river, until it was destroyed around 1720 by an invasion of termites.
[edit] Festivals
The patron of Guilmi is Saint Nicholas of Bari, celebrated on May 4rth and 5th with a procession in traditional costumes where the women carry on their heads the "conca", that is a brass vase filled with traditional foods and sweets, which is sold in order to make offering to the church. Other feasts: St. Mary Magdalen on July 21. Sagra della "ventricina" on August 14th. The "ventricina" is a typical salami from Guilmi made with pork meat and spicies.
[edit] Notes and references
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