Pratola Peligna

Sister cities

• Hamilton

History

It is supposed that in Roman times there was a stranger pagus (village) peligno, who would have participated with Corfinium in the Social War against Rome in 91 BC, but there are no finds to prove its existence. A tomb of the 6th century, of Ostrogoth style, attests to the existence of a settlement, perhaps coinciding with the locality Fara de Campiliano, mentioned in the documents of the following centuries. The first document in which the name of Pratola appears ("on site Pratulae") is an agricultural contract of 997, reported in the Chronicon Volturnensis, which however does not yet refer to an inhabited center. During the 12th century a fortified center was created: in 1170 the castrum Pratulae was assigned by the Norman William II to bishop Odorisio of L'Aquila. In 1294 the fiefdom was assigned by Charles II of Anjou to the abbot of the monastery of Abbey of Santo Spirito del Morrone, under whose rule Pratola will remain until 1807. The history of the country is characterized by several popular ferments; to remember: in 1799 the revolt against the invasion French (together with many other municipalities of Abruzzo), the opposition to the Constitution of the Bourbon government of Ferdinand II in 1848 and the riot of 1934 against the fascist regime. During the Second World War, on August 2, 1943, the Montecatini plant, located two kilometers from the country, was bombed by the Allies. In 1863, after the unification of Italy, the town was officially given by royal decree the name Pratola Peligna. On January 9, 2006, the President of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, awarded the municipality of Pratola the , with the following citation: "Strategically important center, during World War II, it was subjected to continuous and violent bombings, which caused numerous…

Geography

Pratola Peligna is bordered by Popoli, Corfinio, Prezza, Raiano, Roccacasale and Sulmona.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  87
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  87
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  86
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  86
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  83
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  75
• Green-Winged Orchid

  Anacamptis morio (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase · Liliopsida
  75
• Lady Orchid

  Orchis purpurea Huds. · Liliopsida
  75

Most recent

• M 4.4 — 2026-07-24
  5 km WNW of Pizzone, Italy
• M 2.7 — 2025-05-08
  1 km NNE of Montecompatri, Italy
• M 4.1 — 2024-12-09
  3 km SSE of Formia, Italy
• M 4 — 2024-11-09
  5 km W of Larino, Italy
• M 4.7 — 2023-03-28
  2 km NNW of Montagano, Italy
• M 4.3 — 2022-09-22
  1 km S of Appignano del Tronto, Italy