Accumoli

Accumoli
Comune
Comune di Accumoli
Lego Secco in Monti della Laga.
Location of Accumoli
Country	Italy
Region	Latium
Province	Rieti (RI)
Frazioni	Cassino, Cesaventre, Colleposta, Collespada, Fonte del Campo, Grisciano, Illica, Libertino, Macchia, Macchiola, Mole, Poggio Casoli, Poggio d'Api, Roccasalli, San Giovanni, San Giovanni Vecchio, Terracino, Tino, Villanova
Government
• Mayor	Stefano Petrucci
Area
• Total	87.2 km2 (33.7 sq mi)
Elevation	855 m (2,805 ft)
Population  (31 December 2011)
• Total	653
• Density	7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Demonym	Accumolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	02011
Dialing code	0746
Patron saint	Holy Virgin Addolorata
Saint day	Third Sunday in September

Accumoli is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 110 kilometres (68 mi) northeast of Rome and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Rieti. It is located in the natural park known as the "Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park".

Physical geography

Territory

Located at an altitude of 855 m above sea level in the ' Umbria-Marche Apennines, Accumoli is inserted in the province of Ascoli Piceno . Until 1927 it was part of the province of Aquila in Abruzzo . The municipality of Accumoli (along with that of borderingArquata del Tronto and the Emilian ( Piacenza ) of Brass is one of three Italian municipalities bordering three regions ( Abruzzo , Marche andUmbria ), other than one's own ( Lazio ).

Climate

The climate is typical internal Apennines with cold, snowy winters and summers almost never too hot.

History

The town has its origins in the twelfth century , when the territory in the Valle del Tronto was ruled by the Normans and later the Kingdom of Naples .Cascia threatened the extreme border of the kingdom, so to strengthen it, local governors decided to unite under a 'only city in the many villages scattered around the Valle del Tronto.

Monuments and places of interest

Civil Architecture

Civic Tower

Walking up Via S. Tommasi is the Civic Tower of the twelfth century . Wide plan, square and slender, remains as a symbol of the ancient communal liberties. It is unique of its kind in the entire Valle del Tronto. Grafted to the left of the Civic Tower is the Palazzo del Podesta. It is a horizontal body, ashlar squared and smooth sandstone, punctuated by two arches on the ground floor, typical of public buildings medieval . Today it houses municipal offices.

Palace of failure

Another monument is the palace of the failure fifteenth century . Here between 1427 and 1433 S. Bernardino preached as evidenced by the monogram on one of its windows.

Palazzo Marini

Great late Mannerist structure adapted to the slope of the road. It is characterized by a portal framed by ashlar diamond and columns with Ionic capitals in twisted elephant legs. Inspired Neapolitan late Mannerist are also the frescoes present in the inner rooms. Notable coffered ceilings and monumental fireplace.

Palazzo Cappello

Palazzo Cappello a seventeenth century five-storey building stands at the pinnacle of the town near the ancient fortress .The century structure incorporates a partially constructed or reconstructed at a later date recognizable on the construction technique. In fact, the original part is all stone with a square view and monumental windows while the addition. The building was used as barracks for the Carabinieri from 1864 to 3 years after the establishment of the Italian State and therefore probably one of the first barracks of the new Italy.

Map of comune of Accumoli

There are three entrances to the building including two monumental one by the side of the east to the cellar level and reach the first floor with a sandstone staircase from which you can enter the building in the middle of a wide spiral staircase, which allows you to descend to cellars of the second level or go up to the main floor.This scale entirely built on site with sandstone steps embedded in the wall and supported in the center by following un'elicoidale, is an architectural rarity, probably unique. Monumental entry to the North / West, reserved for coaches, is accessed through a large passage with a time full round arch to the inner courtyard, featuring a gallery of three orders with sandstone columns and Corinthian capitals in the first two orders, while the third, it built later, with more simple Doric capitals.

The courtyard leads to the gallery by means of a monumental staircase was also built at a later period. It is said that the last floor, the interior of which were raw until 1996 , it was built with the intent to do away an hour of sun at Palazzo Marini below.

Monument to Salvatore Tommasi

Designed by the architect Pitiglianese Enrico Lattes who created the work in 1927. It is located at the entrance of the village.