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POPULATION 1380
ELEVATION 410 mt

Castelvecchio Subequo is the principal center of the Subequana valley, it is found in an area of great archaeological ruins that attest to its being inhabited even in pre-Roman times.
Immersed in the greenness of the valley, the town still has in its buildings some medieval houses.

HISTORICAL FACTS
The hamlet had great vitality in the middle ages when it had a Roman city-hall and was known as Superaequum.

WHAT TO SEE
The church of S. Francesco, founded in 1288 and expanded in 1647, conserves in its interior valuable Baroque fresoces of G.B. Gianni and various altars of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Particularly significant is the high altar with a ciborium in the form of a small temple, richly engraved in walnut wood.
The Museum of Religious Art, located in the church of S. Francesco, contains medieval works of art and pieces of valuable artwork that were donated by the Counts of Celano.
Some of the oldest evidence of Christianity in Abruzzo are to be found in the catacombs at Colle Moro, which date back to the late 4th century AD.
Also worth a visit is the church of Santa Elisabetta, built in the 15th century and known for its unusual portale.

FESTIVITIES
5 February: Feast of Sant'Agata
19 March: Feast of San Giuseppe
Second Sunday of May: Feast of Sant'Emidio
13 June: Feast of Sant'Antonio
16 August: Feast of San Rocco

TOWNS NEARBY
Castelvecchio Calvisio
San Demetrio
Goriano Sicoli
Paganica


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