Abruzzo,historically known as Abruzzi,is a region of Southern Italy with an area of 10,763 square km and a population of 1.3 million. It is divided into four provinces:L'Aquila,Teramo,Pescara,and Chieti. Its western border lies 80 km (50 mi) east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north,Lazio to the west and north-west,Molise to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Geographically,Abruzzo is divided into a mountainous area in the west,which includes the highest massifs of the Apennines,such as the Gran Sasso d'Italia and the Maiella,and a coastal area in the east with beaches on the Adriatic Sea.
L'Aquila is a city and comune in central Italy. It is the capital city of both the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. As of 2024,it has a population of 69,902 inhabitants. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the Aterno river,it is surrounded by the Apennine Mountains,with the Gran Sasso d'Italia to the north-east.
Anna Tatangelo is an Italian pop singer and television personality. At the age of 15,she became the youngest person to win the Newcomer's Award at the prestigious Sanremo Music Festival singing contest. Her repertoire consists mainly of pop music with slight influences of neo-melodic in some of the songs composed for her by singer Gigi D'Alessio,but also in the fifth fusion albums Progetto B. She confronted several social issues and current affairs,such as the empowerment of women,homophobia,anorexia and violence against women. Since 2007 she also wrote some songs. She participated in the Sanremo Music Festival six times in ten years,winning in 2002 with the song "Doppiamente fragile" and getting on the podium three more times:in 2005,when she came third in the category "Women" with "Ragazza di periferia",in 2006,when she came third overall and first in the women category with "Essere una donna" and in 2008,when,with the song "Il mio amico" she has reached the second position. The last was in 2011 with the song "Bastardo".
Pierluigi Casiraghi is an Italian professional football coach and former player who played as a striker.
Mario Biondi is an Italian singer.
Pierluigi Pizzaballa is a retired Italian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Bruno Paolo Vespa is an Italian television and newspaper journalist. A former director of the Italian state-owned TV channel Rai 1's news programme TG1,Vespa is the founding host of the programme Porta a Porta,which has been broadcast without interruption on RAI channels since 1996.
An earthquake occurred in the region of Abruzzo,in central Italy,at 03:32 CEST on 6 April 2009. It was rated 5.8 or 5.9 on the Richter scale and 6.3 on the moment magnitude scale;its epicentre was near L'Aquila,the capital of Abruzzo,which together with surrounding villages suffered the most damage. There were several thousand foreshocks and aftershocks since December 2008,more than thirty of which had a Richter magnitude greater than 3.5.
Antonio Angelucci is an Italian politician and entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur,he works in healthcare,in real estate,and publishing.
Franco Biondi Santi was an Italian winemaker,most known for producing Brunello di Montalcino,a red wine produced only in Montalcino,Tuscany.
Francesco Forte is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group B club Ascoli.
Gian Marco Centinaio is an Italian politician for Lega,serving as Vice President of the Senate of the Republic. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Tourism in the Conte Cabinet from 1 June 2018 to September 2019.
Pierluigi Gollini is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Genoa,on loan from Atalanta. He also plays for the Italy national team.
Palestrina - Prince of Music is an Italian/German 2009 music film directed by Georg Brintrup. The subject is the life and music of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (ca.1525-1594),a famous Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music. He is the best-known 16th-century composer of the Roman School. Filmed in March 2009 on locations mainly in and around L'Aquila and Rome,most of the ancient buildings and historical interiors in the city of L'Aquila were destroyed by the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake,only a few days after the end of shooting. Palestrina’s music in the film is directed by Flavio Colusso and the Roman Ensemble Seicentonovecento. The film was also titled The Liberation of Music or Die Befreiung der Musik when released in Germany.
Giuseppe Petrocchi is an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of L'Aquila from 2013 to 2024. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 28 June 2018.
Pietro Biondi is an Italian actor and voice actor.
The mayor of L'Aquila is an elected politician who,along with the L'Aquila City Council,is accountable for the strategic government of L'Aquila in Abruzzo,Italy,capital city of the region.
Nicodemo Petteruti is an Italian politician and engineer.
Pierluigi Camiscioni was an Italian rugby union player and stuntman. He played for L'Aquila Rugby.
Alfredo Lucio Esposito,also known under the pseudonym of Alfredo Fiorani,was an Italian poet,writer,essayist and man of letters.
