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Chieti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chieti

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Comune di Chieti
Coat of arms of Comune di Chieti
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Chieti in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Abruzzo
Province Chieti (CH)
Mayor Francesco Ricci
Elevation 330 m (1,083 ft)
Area 58 km² (22 sq mi)
Population (as of December 31, 2004)
 - Total 56,127
 - Density 968/km² (2,507/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 42°21′N, 14°10′E
Gentilic Teatini / Chietini
Dialing code 0871
Postal code 66100, 66013
Frazioni Bascelli, Brecciarola, Buonconsiglio-fontanella, Carabba, Cerratina, Colle dell'ara, Colle Marcone, Crocifisso, De Laurentis Vallelunga, Filippone, Fonte Cruciani, Iachini, La Torre, Madonna del Freddo, Madonna della Vittoria, Santa Filomena, Selvaiezzi, Vacrone Cascini, Vacrone Colle San Paolo, Vacrone Villa Cisterna, Vallepara, Villa Obletter, Villa Reale, San Salvatore
Patron San Giustino of Chieti
 - Day May 11
Website: www.comune.chieti.it

Chieti is a city in central Italy, 200 km northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region.

The belltower of the Cathedral of Chieti.
The belltower of the Cathedral of Chieti.

Chieti lies on a crest along the Pescara River a few kilometers away from the Adriatic Sea, and with the Maiella and Gran Sasso mountains in the background.

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[edit] History

As Theate Marrucinorum, Chieti was the chief town of the Marrucini, the whole of whose territory was placed under its municipal jurisdiction by the Romans, after the Social War. During World War II Chieti, as it was not bombed because it was declared an Open City (like Rome), welcomed many refugees from the near towns and villages. Allied forces liberated the city on June 9, 1944, one day after the Germans left the city.

[edit] Main sights

Under the church of SS. Pietro e Paolo and the adjoining houses are extensive substructures (in opus reticulatum and brickwork) of the 1st century CE, belonging to a building erected by M. Vectius Marcellus (probably mentioned by Pliny, H.N., II., 199) and Helvidia Priscilla. There are also remains of large reservoirs and of an ancient theatre. New excavations are currently under way on the site of the former Campo Sportivo.

[edit] Culture

The Theatine order is named for Chieti, as one of its founders, Giovanni Pietro Carafa, later Pope Paul IV was bishop of Chieti.

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[edit] Education

The University of Chieti (Università G. d'Annunzio - Chieti e Pescara) is based in Chieti and Pescara and hosts about 35,000 students, covering areas of Architecture, Arts and Philosophy, Economics, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Management, Medicine, Pharmacy, Psychology, Sciences, Social Sciences and Sports Medicine.

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