Campli

Campli
Comune
Città di Campli
Campli Location of Campli in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province / Metropolitan city	Teramo (TE)
Frazioni	Battaglia, Boceto, Campiglio, Campovalano, Cesenà, Cognoli, Collicelli, Fichieri, Floriano, Friscoli, Gagliano, Garrufo, Guazzano, La Traversa, Masseri, Molviano, Morge, Nocella, Paduli, Pagannoni Inferiore, Pagannoni Superiore, Paterno, Piancarani, Roiano, Sant'Onofrio, Terrabianca, Traversa, Villa Camera
Government
• Mayor	Mauro Stucchi
Area
• Total	73 km2 (28 sq mi)
Elevation	393 m (1,289 ft)
Population (1 January 2007)
• Total	7,522
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Camplesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	64012
Dialing code	0861
Patron saint	Saint Pancras
Saint day	10 May
Website	Official website

Campli is a town and comune in the province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the natural park known as the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.

Geography

The towns of Bellante, Civitella del Tronto, Sant'Omero, Teramo, Torricella Sicura, Valle Castellana are nearby.

File:Side street in Campli.jpg

Side street in Campli

History

During the fourteenth century, the composer Nicolaus Ricii de Nucella Campli was born presumably in or near the town.

The town was captured by the French under François de Guise in 1557 during his failed campaign against the Spanish in the Kingdom of Naples.

Festivals and events

Every year since 1964 in the month of August, there is a celebration that goes by the name of Sagra della porchetta italica (Feast of Italian Pork). It is considered to be the first such event established in the Region of Abruzzo and one of the earliest organized in all of Italy. One highlight of this festival is a pork sandwich cookoff. The festival was founded by Fernando Aurini who was seeking to attract tourists and to disseminate information about the town which once made up a portion of the holdings of the powerful Farnese family. In celebration of this event a practical tourist guide entitled "Campli" was published each year. The Sagra della porchetta italica was an immediate success with crowds of up to 10,000 people attending in the mid 1960s.

Main sights

• Museo Nazionale Archeologico (National Archeological Museum) - housed in the ancient 14th century Farnese palace
• San Pietro (Church of Saint Peter) - its walls containing Ancient Roman and High Medieval stone fragments
• La Scala Santa (The Sacred Step) - 28 wooden steps which, if climbed on ones knees, bring absolution of sins by decree of Pope Clement IV

External links

• www.campli.it