Paganica | |
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Frazione | |
The main square and the church of Santa Maria Assunta in Paganica
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Location of Paganica in Italy | |
Coordinates: 42°21′34″N 13°28′13″E / 42.35944°N 13.47028°ECoordinates: 42°21′34″N 13°28′13″E / 42.35944°N 13.47028°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Abruzzo |
Province | L'Aquila (AQ) |
Comune | L'Aquila |
Elevation | 669 m (2,195 ft) |
Population (31-12-2009) | |
• Total | 5,024 |
Demonym(s) | Paganichesi |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 67100 |
Dialing code | 0862 |
Website | Official website |
Paganica is a hillside town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of L'Aquila (which is some 7 km far), and has a population of about 5,000.
An old Roman city, in 1254 its citizens took part in the foundation of L'Aquila by Manfred of Sicily. Until 1927 it was an autonomous municipality merged, with others, into L'Aquila.
On 6 April 2009, Paganica was severely damaged, with 70 percent of its buildings destroyed, as a result of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake. The earthquake's epicenter was along the road between L'Aquila and Paganica, Paganica being the closest town to the epicenter.:
Paganica has a station on the Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to L'Aquila and Sulmona.