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Castel di Sangro

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Castel di Sangro

Total population

6,538

Elevation805 m
Land area84.44 km²
Coordinates41.78°, 14.11°

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City facts

Elevation
805 m
Area
84.44 km²
Official website
www.comune.casteldisangro.aq.it

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Overview

Castel di Sangro is a city and comune of 6,461 people in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo, central Italy. It is the main city of the Alto Sangro e Altopiano delle Cinque Miglia area.

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History & geography

History

Castel di Sangro was known to the Romans as Aufidena (a city of the Samnites). It is the ancestral home of the third and last line of the House of Caesar (Catulus Caesar). In the Second World War, the city was liberated by the West Nova Scotia Regiment of the First Canadian Division in November 1943. The regiment launched a night attack against the hilltop monastery which overlooks the city on November 22 but had to withdraw after suffering heavy losses from machine gun positions of the 3rd Battalion of the German 1st Parachute Regiment. The Canadians attacked a second time on November 24 supported by a heavy artillery bombardment which forced the Germans to withdraw, allowing the regiment to occupy the monastery without losses bringing Castel di Sangro and the south bank of the Sangro River into Allied hands.

Geography

Castel di Sangro is located near the Sangro River, in a valley in the Apennine Mountains. Neighbouring towns include Roccaraso, Pescocostanzo, Rivisondoli, San Pietro Avellana and Montenero Val Cocchiara.

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Geography

Latitude
41.7843
Longitude
14.1081
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Abruzzo

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.22
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,539

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
551
Avg daily Wikipedia views
18
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Clouded Yellow
Clouded Yellow
Colias crocea
Seen 2026-09-14
Great Banded Grayling
Great Banded Grayling
Brintesia circe
Seen 2026-09-14
The Hermit
The Hermit
Chazara briseis
Seen 2026-09-13
Smooth Snake
Smooth Snake
Coronella austriaca
Seen 2026-09-11
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Seen 2026-09-11
Eurasian Griffon
Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus
Seen 2026-09-04
maidenhair spleenwort
maidenhair spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
Seen 2026-09-02
Red Deer
Red Deer
Cervus elaphus
Seen 2026-08-31
Long-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Seen 2026-08-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

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Official Identifiers

ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics

ISTAT code
066028
Province
L'Aquila (AQ)
Region
Abruzzo
NUTS3 (2024)
ITF11
Codice catastale
C096

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
  • • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)