Luco dei Marsi

Comune in Abruzzo, Italy

Location of Luco dei Marsi

41°58′N 13°28′E / 41.967°N 13.467°E / 41.967; 13.467CountryItalyRegionAbruzzoProvinceL'Aquila (AQ)FrazioniPetognaGovernment

• MayorMarivera De RosaArea

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• Total44.87 km² (17.32 sq mi)Elevation

680 m (2,230 ft)Population

(30 September 2017)^[2]

• Total6,047 • Density130/km² (350/sq mi)DemonymLuchesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

67056

Dialing code0863Patron saintMadonna dell'OspedaleSaint dayLast Sunday in AugustWebsiteOfficial website

Luco dei Marsi is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central-eastern Italy. It is part of the Marsica.

The town was probably founded by the Roman Emperor Claudius to house workers in the drying of the Lacus Fucinus (Lake Fucino). The name derives from a nearby wood, Lucus Angitiae, "Sacred Grove of Angitia," referring to a divine sorceress of the Marsi Italic tribe.

During the Middle Ages it was a fief of the d'Avalos and then of the Colonna family.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.