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Calascio is a comune and village in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.

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Italian comune.name
Calascio
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Calascio
Italian comune.image_skyline
Calascio und Rocca Calascio.JPG
Italian comune.image_shield
Calascio-Stemma.png
Italian comune.region
Abruzzo
Italian comune.province
L'Aquila (AQ)
Italian comune.frazioni
Rocca Calascio
Italian comune.mayor
Ludovico Marinacci
Italian comune.area_total_km2
39.47
Italian comune.population_total
136
Italian comune.population_as_of
31 December 2013
Italian comune.population_demonym
Calascini
Italian comune.elevation_m
1210
Italian comune.saint
St. Nicholas
Italian comune.day
9 May
Italian comune.postal_code
67020
Italian comune.area_code
0862
Italian comune.website
www.calascio.net

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Calascio
Demonym
calascini
Population
125
Area
39.44
Elevation
1210
Image
Calascio e la Rocca.jpg
Dialing code
0862
Licence plate code
AQ
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Commons category
Calascio
postal code
67020
native label
Calascio
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Calascio is a comune and village in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.

== History == thumb|left|270px|Rocca Calascio The existence of the village, of Norman origin, is already testified from 816 in a document of Ludwig I as a possession of the "Volturnensi" monks. Later, around the year 1000, it was founded the fortress on the mountain above, originally a simple watchtower. In four the fortress grew in importance and size: moved from Barony of Carapelle (14th century), the Piccolomini family (15th century) and then to the Medici family (16th century), was placed under control of the chiefs of sheep involved in transhumance on the director of the Royal sheep track to Foggia. The structure of the castle was modified and expanded to its slopes and formed a small village, which is also perched.

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