Ofena (Abruzzese: Ofenë) is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is located in the natural park known as the "Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park". The comune/village is home to a vast and rich history of a community that has existed for many hundreds of years.
Ofena | |
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| Comune di Ofena | |
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Location of Ofena  | |
  Ofena Location of Ofena in Italy  Ofena Ofena (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates: 42°19′36″N 13°45′35″E / 42.32667°N 13.75972°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | L'Aquila (AQ) |
| Frazioni | Cappuccini, Frasca, Volpe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Silveri (Civic list Uniti per Ofena) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 531 m (1,742 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 492 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ofenesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 67025 |
| Dialing code | 0862 |
| Saint day | 8 May |
History
editA letter of Pope Simplicius dated 19 November 475 speaks of a Bishop Gaudentius of Aufinium, the Latin name by which the town was known, against whom three neighbouring bishops had laid complaints.[3][4][5]
No longer a residential bishopric, Aufinium is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ Luigi Mezzadri, Maurizio Tagliaferri, Elio Guerriero, Le diocesi d'Italia, San Paolo, 2008, vol. III, p. 842
- ^ Valerio Neri, I marginali nell'Occidente tardoantico, Edipuglia 1998, pp. 106–107
- ^ Francesco Lanzoni, Le origini delle diocesi antiche d'Italia, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1923, pp. 238 e 245
- ^ Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ISBN 978-88-209-9070-1), p. 944
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