Luco dei Marsi

Luco dei Marsi
Comune
Comune di Luco dei Marsi
Location of Luco dei Marsi
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Coordinates: 41°58′N13°28′E / 41.967°N 13.467°E / 41.967; 13.467
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province	L'Aquila (AQ)
Frazioni	Petogna
Government
• Mayor	Marivera De Rosa (Luco nel cuore per il bene comune)
Area [1]
• Total	44.87 km2 (17.32 sq mi)
Elevation	680 m (2,230 ft)
Population  (30 September 2017) [2]
• Total	6,047
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Demonym	Luchesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	67056
Dialing code	0863
Patron saint	Madonna dell'Ospedale
Saint day	Last Sunday in August
Website	Official website

Luco dei Marsi is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central-eastern Italy. It is part of the Marsica.

The town was probably founded by the Roman Emperor Claudius to house workers in the drying of the Lacus Fucinus (Lake Fucino). The name derives from a nearby wood, Lucus Angitiae , "Sacred Grove of Angitia", referring to a divine sorceress of the Marsi Italic tribe.

During the Middle Ages it was a fief of the D'Aquino and then of the Colonna family.

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.