Fossa, Abruzzo
Comune in Abruzzo, Italy
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Coat of arms
Location of Fossa
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42°18′N 13°29′E / 42.300°N 13.483°E / 42.300; 13.483
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Fossa is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. Bernardino of Fossa was born in the town. The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake contributed to the collapse of a bridge in Fossa,[3] and caused extensive damage to the residential buildings in the town.[4] The town was the epicentre of a major aftershock 5.4 Mw on April 7, 2009.[5]
Main sights
- Castle
- Santa Maria ad Cryptas
- Santa Maria Assunta, the parish church of Fossa, situated in Piazza Belvedere
- Necropolis of Fossa
- Palazzo Bonanni, the former seat of the local government, now a museum of local artisan crafts.
Transport
Fossa has a stop on the Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to L'Aquila and Sulmona.
References
- ^ "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: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Kawashima, Kazuhiko; Aydan, Ömer; Aoki, T.; Kishimoto, Ichizo; Konagai, Kazuo; Matsui, Tomoya; Sakuta, Joji; Takahashi, Noriyuki; Teodori, Sven-Peter; Yashima, Atsushi (16 July 2010). "Reconnaissance Investigation on the Damage of the 2009 L'Aquila, Central Italy Earthquake". Journal of Earthquake Engineering. 14: 817–841. doi:10.1080/13632460903584055.
A 35 m long, 5 m wide three-span continuous reinforced concrete bridge at the crossing of SR261 on Aterno River for approaching Fossa Town collapsed[…] It seems that damage of the column which was induced prior to the earthquake progressed during the earthquake. Steel bars exposed due to very thin covering concrete were extensively corroded prior to the earthquake.
- ^ Di Gregorio, Luciano. Abruzzo. UK: Brandt Travel Guides Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 9781841622705.
- ^ "Terremoto di magnitudo Mw 5.4 del 07-04-2009 ore 19:47:37 (Italia) in zona: 1 km N Fossa (AQ)". Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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