Official Name: | Castrovalva |
Settlement Type: | Frazione |
Pushpin Map: | Italy |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Italy |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Abruzzo |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | L'Aquila |
Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
Subdivision Name3: | Anversa degli Abruzzi |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 56 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 41.9833°N 13.8133°W |
Castrovalva is a frazione of Anversa degli Abruzzi, a comune in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo, region of Italy. The village, which clings to the top of a steep hill, was depicted in M.C. Escher's 1930 lithograph "Castrovalva". The first serial of the 19th season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who is entitled Castrovalva, which was first broadcast in 1982.