- Castelli (Teramo)
Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di Castelli
img_coa = Castelli (TE)-Stemma.png
image_caption =
region = RegioneIT|sigla=ABR
province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=TE (TE)
mayor =
mayor_party =
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 497
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 = 49
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 01-01-2007 "(ISTAT)"
population_total = 1274
pop_density_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 26
coordinates = coord|42|29|17|N|13|42|42|E|region:IT_type:city(1274)
gentilic = Castellani
telephone = 0861
postalcode = 64041
frazioni = Befaro, Carraro, Casette Faiano, Colledoro, Morriconi, Palombara, San Rocco, Villa Rossi
saint =
day =
mapx = #expr:42 + 29 / 60.0
mapy = #expr:13 + 42 / 60.0
locator_position =
native_name = Castelli
name = Castelli
website =Castelli is a hill town and
comune inTeramo province in theAbruzzo region of easternItaly . It is located in the natural park known as the "Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park ". The hillside town lies within theGran Sasso mountain beside Mount Camicia and on the eastern side of the Gran Sasso Massif. Castelli is famous for its ceramics which were collected by the nobility of Europe for centuries and which were at their pinnacle in the 16th century.Today, Castelli is a favourite destination for tourists and art lovers; it hosts an art institute and ceramics museum.
Castelli's main church is San Donato. It holds a majolica altar-piece by Francesco Grue (1647) and a medieval silver cross of the Sulmona school.
External links
* [http://www.jappita.com/Castelli_-_il_paese_della_ceramica./0,0,53,0,0.html Castelli pictures]
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