Canistro Explained

Canistro
Official Name:Comune di Canistro
Coordinates:41.9417°N 13.4133°W
Province: (AQ)
Frazioni:Canistro Superiore
Mayor:Antonio Di Paolo
Area Total Km2:15.78
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:984
Population As Of:31 July 2015
Population Demonym:Canistrari
Elevation M:554
Saint:St. John the Baptist
Day:29 August
Postal Code:67050
Area Code:0863

Canistro is a comune (municipality) and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.

Geography

Canistro, located in the Roveto valley, borders to the north with Capistrello and the frazione of Pescocanale, to the east with the municipality of Luco dei Marsi, to the south with Civitella Roveto and to the west with the mountainous territory of Filettino, in Lazio, from which it is separated from the Simbruini mountains. At the bottom of the valley the municipal territory is crossed by the Liri river. Canistro is a famous spa town.[2]

Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  2. Web site: Baths of Canistro .