Sulmona (formerly Sulmo, Sulmóne in Abruzzo) is an Italian town in the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo. It is the third most populous municipality in the province and the twelfth in the region. Located in the heart of Abruzzo, close to the Majella National Park, Sulmona is known worldwide for its centuries-old tradition in the production of sugared almonds. It is also the bishopric of the homonymous diocese Sulmona-Valva.
Formerly oppidum of the Peligni, later a Roman municipality, in 43 BC. Sulmo was the birthplace of the Latin poet Publio Ovidio Nasone. In the Middle Ages, by the will of Frederick II, it was from 1233 to 1273 the seat of the execution of Abruzzo.
It is among the cities decorated with military valor for the war of liberation, awarded the Silver Medal for the sacrifices of its populations and for its activity in the partisan struggle during the Second World War.
Sulmona
Address: Via Mazara,21 Sulmona 67039
Phone: 08642421
Site:
http://www.comune.sulmona.aq.it/Location inserted by
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