- Cappelle sul Tavo
Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Cappelle sul Tavo-Stemma.png
official_name = Comune di Cappelle sul Tavo
name=Cappelle sul Tavo
region =Abruzzo
mapx = 42.47
mapy = 14.1
province = Pescara (PE)
elevation_m = 122
area_total_km2 = 5.46
population_as_of = 2007
population_total = 3835
population_density_km2 =702.38
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|42|28|00|N|14|06|00|E
frazioni = Staffieri
telephone = 085
postalcode = 65010
gentilic =
saint =San Pasquale
day =
mayor =
website =Cappelle sul Tavo is a
comune andtown in the Province ofPescara in theAbruzzo region ofItaly .History
Cappelle sul Tavo has been an independent municipality since 1906. Previously, it was part of the municipality of
Montesilvano .The name probably derives from a number of small "cappelle" (chapels) among the woods. The name "Cappelle" also appears in documents of the XI and XII centuries and is represented in the emblem of the town, showing 2 Gothic chapels.
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