Aielli Explained

Aielli
Official Name:Comune di Aielli
Coordinates:42.0817°N 13.5914°W
Region:Abruzzo
Province:L'Aquila (AQ)
Frazioni:Aielli Stazione
Mayor:Enzo Di Natale
Area Total Km2:35
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1469
Population As Of:31 August 2016
Population Demonym:Aiellesi
Elevation M:1021
Day:July 7
Postal Code:67041
Area Code:0863

Aielli (Abruzzese: Neapolitan: Aéjje) is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is located in the plain of the former Lake Fucino, in the Marsica.

Aielli was mentioned as Ajelli for the first time in 1280, deriving from the Latin Agellum. It was damaged by the 1915 Avezzano earthquake.

It has a medieval tower, now housing a public-open astronomical observatory.

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.