Crognaleto

Crognaleto
Comune
Comune di Crognaleto
Coat of arms
Crognaleto Location of Crognaleto in Italy
Coordinates: 42°35′N 13°29′E / 42.583°N 13.483°E / 42.583; 13.483
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province / Metropolitan city	Teramo (TE)
Frazioni	Aiello, Alvi, Aprati, Cervaro, Cesacastina, Figliola, Frattoli, Macchia Vomano, Nerito, Piano Vomano, Poggio Umbricchio, San Giorgio, Santa Croce, Senarica, Tottea, Valle Vaccaro
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe D'Alonzo
Area
• Total	123 km2 (47 sq mi)
Elevation	835 m (2,740 ft)
Population (1 January 2009)
• Total	1,525
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Crognaletani
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	64043
Dialing code	0861
Website	Official website

Crognaleto is a comune and city of slightly less than 2,000 people in the Province of Teramo, central Italy. Crognaleto sits at an elevation of 1,105 metres (3,625 ft) and has its communal administrative offices in the frazione (outlying area) of Nerito. The commune of Crognaleto sits on the slopes of the Monti della Laga mountain range and extends across both the northern and the southern slopes of the Vomano Valley. It lies within the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.

There is evidence of pre-Roman settlements in the area in and around Castagneto although the location was likely only very sparsely populated until the Middle Ages. Historically Crognaleto fell under the jurisdiction of the commune of Roseto. The town was first given communal status during in 1813, during the Napoleonic occupation of southern Italy. A number of previously-autonomous surrounding villages and hamlets were designated frazioni (outlying areas) of the Commune of Crognaleto.

The communal capital of Crognaleto is well known in Abruzzo. Interesting sites and features include:

It is home to the church of Santi Silvestro e Rocco, a century church expanded in the 17th century.

Sights include the church of Santa Maria Apparens, dating to the 16th century

It is home to the church of Saint Andrew, originally constructed in the 14th century having undergone several expansions and reconstructions since then. Best noted for its 18th-century hand painted ceiling. Other sights include the Palazzo Forcina-Nardi di Cervaro, a 16th-century palace, and the remains of ancient mills along a stream called the Zincano.

The town sits at an elevation of 1150 meters and sports a view of the nearby peaks of the Gran Sasso. Many houses were constructed relatively recently in the 19th century. Nearby, in the areas of Colle and Combrello are more ancient 16th-century dwellings. The houses in all three areas are constructed of local stone. Those in Colle are especially interesting in that the portals over many of the doors carry religious inscriptions and verses, often accompanied by Jesuit monograms. The local church, dedicated to saints Peter and Paul, has a sign of the cross floor plan and features painted and gilded wooden altars in Baroque style.

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