Fossa
Comune
Comune di Fossa
Coat of arms of Fossa
Coat of arms
Location of Fossa
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Fossa is located in Italy
Fossa
Fossa
Location of Fossa in Italy
Fossa is located in Abruzzo
Fossa
Fossa
Fossa (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°18′N 13°29′E / 42.300°N 13.483°E / 42.300; 13.483
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceL'Aquila (AQ)
FrazioniCerro, Le Chiuse, Osteria
Government
 • MayorFabrizio Boccabella
Area
[1]
 • Total8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation
644 m (2,113 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[2]
 • Total704
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
DemonymFossani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
67020
Dialing code0862
WebsiteOfficial 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]

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Transport

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

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ Di Gregorio, Luciano. Abruzzo. UK: Brandt Travel Guides Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 9781841622705.
  4. ^ "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.


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