Castelnuovo, Avezzano

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Castelnuovo
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CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Abruzzo
Province L'Aquila
Commune Avezzano
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

The frazione Castelnuovo is a small town established in the Middle Ages in the Avezzano comune, 8 kilometers from Avezzano itself, within the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo region, in the Apennine Mountains within the centre (geometry) of Italy. Its population in 2001 was 182. [1]

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Coordinates: 42°5′0″N13°27′0″E / 42.08333°N 13.45000°E / 42.08333; 13.45000