Fossa, Abruzzo

Comune in Abruzzo, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Fossa

42°18′N 13°29′E / 42.300°N 13.483°E / 42.300; 13.483CountryItalyRegionAbruzzoProvinceL'Aquila (AQ)FrazioniCerro, Le Chiuse, OsteriaGovernment

• MayorFabrizio BoccabellaArea

^[1]

• Total8 km² (3 sq mi)Elevation

644 m (2,113 ft)Population

(31 December 2010)^[2]

• Total704 • Density88/km² (230/sq mi)DemonymFossaniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

67020

Dialing code0862WebsiteOfficial website

Fossa is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. Bernardino of Fossa was born in the town. The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake caused a bridge to collapse^{[citation needed]} in Fossa, and caused extensive damage to the residential buildings in the town.^[3] The town was the epicentre of a major aftershock 5.4 Mw on April 7, 2009.^[4]

Main sights

Transport

Fossa has a stop on the Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to L'Aquila and Sulmona.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Di Gregorio, Luciano. Abruzzo. UK: Brandt Travel Guides Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 9781841622705.
^ "Terremoto di magnitudo Mw 5.4 del 07-04-2009 ore 19:47:37 (Italia) in zona: 1 km N Fossa (AQ)". Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia. Retrieved 12 July 2022.