Castel di Sangro

Castel di Sangro
Comune
Comune di Castel di Sangro
Valley of Castel di Sangro
Castel di Sangro Location of Castel di Sangro in Italy
Coordinates: 41°47′00″N 14°6′00″E / 41.78333°N 14.10000°E / 41.78333; 14.10000Coordinates: 41°47′00″N 14°6′00″E / 41.78333°N 14.10000°E / 41.78333; 14.10000
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province / Metropolitan city	L'Aquila (AQ)
Frazioni	Roccacinquemiglia, Località Pontone, Località Sant'Angelo
Government
• Mayor	Umberto Murolo
Area
• Total	83.98 km2 (32.42 sq mi)
Elevation	805 m (2,641 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	6,461
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Castellani
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	67031
Dialing code	0864
Patron saint	San Rufo
Saint day	27 August
Website	Official website

Castel di Sangro is a city and comune of 6,461 people (as of 2013) 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.

Castel di Sangro is located near the Sangro River, in a valley in the Apennine Mountains.

Neighbouring towns include Roccaraso, Pescocostanzo, Rivisondoli, and Montenero Val Cocchiara.

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).

The town gained some popularity in the mid-1990s thanks to the exploits of local football club Castel di Sangro Calcio In 1996, Castel di Sangro was visited by American author Joe McGinniss who wrote The Miracle of Castel di Sangro, a book about the team that made it up through 5 leagues to get to Serie B, the second-highest league in Italian football. The club now plays at Abruzzo's Promozione level, five levels below Serie B.

Castel di Sangro is divided into six districts:

Castel di Sangro has for years been a transit point for many people, because of its location making it the gateway into Abruzzo.

The main roads are: