Castellafiume

Castellafiume is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.

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Italian comune.name: Castellafiume
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Castellafiume
Italian comune.image_skyline: Castellafiume pan 2016.jpg
Italian comune.image_shield: Castellafiume-Stemma.png
Italian comune.shield_size: 60px
Italian comune.region: Abruzzo
Italian comune.province: L'Aquila (AQ)
Italian comune.frazioni: Pagliara dei Marsi
Italian comune.mayor: Giuseppina Perozzi
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 24.62
Italian comune.population_total: 1116
Italian comune.population_as_of: 09 July 2017

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Castellafiume is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.

== Geography == The town is located on the slopes of Mount Aurunzo on the northern side of the Nerfa valley, in Marsica. Its territory is crossed by the Liri river and also includes the frazione of Pagliara dei Marsi inhabited by a few dozen residents, about four kilometers from the municipal capital. On the slopes of Mount Girifalco are the ruins of the castle of Pagliara.