Popoli

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = popoli-Stemma.png official_name = Comune di Popoli
region = Abruzzo
mapx = 42.16
mapy = 13.84
name = Popoli
province = Pescara (PE)
elevation_m = 254
area_total_km2 = 34
population_as_of = December 31, 2005
population_total = 5558
population_density_km2 =163
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|42|10|N|13|50|E
frazioni =
telephone =085
postalcode = 65026
gentilic = Popolesi
saint = St. Boniface
day =
mayor =
website = [http://www.comune.popoli.pe.it www.comune.popoli.pe.it]

Popoli is a "comune" and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

History

Popoli was bombarded twice during World War II by the British Air Force. On 20 January 1944, the most important bridge in the region, the "Julius Caesar" bridge connecting Rome with Pescara, was destroyed. On 22 March 1944 at noon the city center and city hall were destroyed by substantial bombing by the British. Unfortunately, it was a day that rations were being distributed to town at the city hall, and there were long lines of women and children, many of whom were killed or wounded. The day is still remembered with sorrow by the town's inhabitants.

Main sights

The town and the surrounding area have several objects of interest:
* The "Taverna Ducale "from the mid 14th century ranks among the most beautiful non-church buildings in Abruzzo.
* "Torre de' Passeri "
* The abbey of San Clemente a Casauria (12th century )
* The church of "San Francesco", was begun in the 15th century
* The church of "Santissima Trinità" (1562) with an altar and a wooden choir from 1745
* The area around the springs which are the source of the Aterno river is a regionally protected area
* The castle ruin above Popoli

References

:"This article is based in part on material from the German Wikipedia".