Giulianova

Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di Giulianova
img_coa = StemmaGiulianova.jpg
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elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 68
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 = 27.46
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 01-01-2007 "(ISTAT)"
population_total = 22383
pop_density_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 829
coordinates = coord|42|45|0|N|13|57|0|E|region:IT_type:city(22383)
gentilic = Giuliesi
telephone = 085
postalcode = 64021-64022
frazioni = Case di Trento, Colleranesco, Villa Pozzoni, Villa Volpe
saint = San Flaviano, Patriarca e Martire and Maria SS.ma dello Splendore
day = 22 April and 24 November
mapx = #expr:42 + 45 / 60.0
mapy = #expr:13 + 57 / 60.0
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native_name = Giulianova
name = Giulianova
website = http://www.comune.giulianova.te.it/

Giulianova is a coastal town and "comune" in the province of Teramo of central Italy.

Geography

The town lies in the north of the Abruzzo region, between the Salinello and the Tordino rivers. Giulianova is split between the Paese, the historic town up in the hills, and the lido, the more recent development down by the beach.

History

In pre-Roman times, the Praetutii tribe had a settlement called Castrum Novum in the vicinity of Giulianova. In the Middle Ages, the population of Castrum Novum, then called Castrum divi Flaviani, were transported to a new town at Giulianova.

Tourism

Tourism plays a big part in the town's economy. The town beaches between the Salinello river and the Tordino are some of the best in the Abruzzo region. The town boasts many beachfront hotels, many boasting a three-star plus ranking. The town is a summer retreat for people from large cities like Rome and Milan, as well as German and French tourists.

Museums

* Casa Museo "V. Cermignani"
* Museo d'Arte dello Splendore
* Pinacoteca Civica "V. Bindi"
* Sala "R. Pagliaccetti"

Famous Citizens

* Giovan Girolamo II Acquaviva d'Aragona, (Giulianova, 1663 - Rome, 1709), man of arms
* Vincenzo Bindi, (Giulianova, 1852 - Naples, 1928), historian
* Gaetano Braga, (Giulianova, 1829 - Milan, 1907), violinist and composer
* Gaetano Capone - Braga, (Giulianova, 1889 - Florence, 1956), philosopher
* Raffaele Castorani, (Giulianova, 1819 - Naples, 1887), oculist
* Angelo Antonio Cosimo De Bartolomei, (Giulianova, 1788 - Giulianova, 1862), archeologist
* Orazio Delfico, (Giulianova, 1769 - Castagneto, 1842), naturalist
* Stefano Ferrante, (Giulianova, 1722 - Atri, 1790), poet
* Raffaello Pagliaccetti, (Giulianova, 1839 - Giulianova, 1900), sculptor
* Venanzo Crocetti (Giulianova, 1913 - Rome, 2003), sculptor Other people who had lives/worked in Giulianova
*Francesco Contaldi, (Popoli, 1865 - Sulmona, 1903), poet.
*Vincenzo Comi, ( Torano Nuovo, 1765 - Giulianova, 1830), chemist
*Dom (Domenico) Serafini, 1949- present. Editor-in-chief of the second largest international television magazine; VideoAge International. In the 2005-06 Italian parliament elections he was a candidate to represent Italians living in north America.

Notes and references

*http://www.comune.giulianova.te.it/
*http://www.giulianovaweb.it/
*http://www.giulianovalido.it/
*http://www.ilcorrieredigiulianova.it]
*http://www.calciogiulianova.com/
*http://www.madonnadellosplendore.it/
*http://www.parrocchiadellannunziata.it/
*http://www.domserafini.com/

External links

* [http://www.blipfoto.com/harbour Photoblog about life in the harbour of Giulianova]