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Le Morge | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | Chieti |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Le Morge is a frazione (village) on the Adriatic Sea in the Province of Chieti, in the Abruzzo region of eastern Italy. [1]
The name Morge is an Abruzzese dialectal deriving from the Latin word "murex" which means stone or rock. The beach is in fact made up of large pebbles; moreover, rocky barriers, even outcropping ones, are present in the stretch of sea in front of this area.
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