Cerchio

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Cerchio
Comune
Comune di Cerchio
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Church of Madonna delle Grazie.
Location of Cerchio
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Cerchio
Location of Cerchio in Italy
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Cerchio
Cerchio (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°3′43″N13°36′9″E / 42.06194°N 13.60250°E / 42.06194; 13.60250
Country Italy
Region Abruzzo
Province L'Aquila (AQ)
Government
 • MayorGianfranco Tedeschi
Area
[1]
 • Total20.12 km2 (7.77 sq mi)
Elevation
834 m (2,736 ft)
Population
 (31 July 2015) [2]
 • Total1,634
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Demonym Cerchiesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
67044
Dialing code 0863
Saint day29 June
Website Official website

Cerchio (Abruzzese: Circhië) is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy.

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Geography

The village is situated on the lower slopes of Mt. Sirente, overlooking the Fucino plain. Present population is 1645 (2013). Patron saints of the town are S. Giovanni and S. Paolo (John and Paul).

History

Local legend says that the town arose from a small group of houses constructed around a theater (circo) set up by the Romans to celebrate the inauguration of Emperor Claudius, who drained the ancient Fucine lake. The Church of S. Bartolomeo is mentioned in a papal bull of 1300. During the medieval period the village was held by the Colonna and Piccolomini families of Rome, who granted it to Camilla Peretti in 1591, along with the County of Celano and the Barony of Pescina. Over the centuries the Fucino plain was resubmerged, until it was drained in the mid-nineteenth century by Alessandro Torlonia, 2nd Prince di Civitella-Cesi. Families from Cerchio then farmed the rich soils of the lake bed, working as tenant farmers, sharecroppers and day-laborers under the Torlonia Administration. The town was badly damaged by the earthquake of 1915.

Climate

Climate data for Cerchio, elevation 834 m (2,736 ft), (1951–2000)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)19.5
(67.1)		22.0
(71.6)		30.0
(86.0)		32.0
(89.6)		31.5
(88.7)		42.0
(107.6)		39.5
(103.1)		39.0
(102.2)		36.0
(96.8)		36.0
(96.8)		24.5
(76.1)		20.0
(68.0)		42.0
(107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)6.6
(43.9)		8.0
(46.4)		11.4
(52.5)		14.3
(57.7)		19.5
(67.1)		23.6
(74.5)		26.7
(80.1)		27.3
(81.1)		23.2
(73.8)		17.8
(64.0)		11.3
(52.3)		7.0
(44.6)		16.4
(61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)2.5
(36.5)		3.4
(38.1)		6.3
(43.3)		8.9
(48.0)		13.4
(56.1)		17.0
(62.6)		19.6
(67.3)		20.1
(68.2)		16.7
(62.1)		12.1
(53.8)		6.8
(44.2)		3.1
(37.6)		10.8
(51.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−1.7
(28.9)		−1.1
(30.0)		1.2
(34.2)		3.5
(38.3)		7.4
(45.3)		10.5
(50.9)		12.6
(54.7)		13.0
(55.4)		10.2
(50.4)		6.4
(43.5)		2.4
(36.3)		−0.7
(30.7)		5.3
(41.6)
Record low °C (°F)−14.0
(6.8)		−15.5
(4.1)		−12.0
(10.4)		−8.0
(17.6)		−5.0
(23.0)		−1.0
(30.2)		1.5
(34.7)		0.0
(32.0)		−4.0
(24.8)		−6.0
(21.2)		−11.0
(12.2)		−14.0
(6.8)		−15.5
(4.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)47.1
(1.85)		57.1
(2.25)		47.9
(1.89)		57.5
(2.26)		43.3
(1.70)		39.7
(1.56)		26.7
(1.05)		27.9
(1.10)		51.1
(2.01)		66.3
(2.61)		95.8
(3.77)		81.6
(3.21)		642
(25.26)
Average precipitation days7.17.97.99.27.96.04.54.35.97.09.69.286.5
Source: Regione Abruzzo [3]

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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. ↑ "VALORI MEDI CLIMATICI DAL 1951 AL 2000 NELLA REGIONE ABRUZZO" (PDF). Regione Abruzzo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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