Atessa

Atessa
—  Comune  —
Comune di Atessa
Coat of arms
Atessa Location of Atessa in Italy
Coordinates: 42°4′N 14°27′E
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province	Chieti (CH)
Frazioni	Aia Santa Maria, Boragna Fontanelle, Boragna San Paolo, Campanelle, Capragrassa, Carapelle, Carriera, Casale, Castellano, Castelluccio, Ceripollo, Colle Comune, Colle d'Aglio, Colle delle Pietre, Colle Flocco, Colle Grilli, Colle Martinelli, Colle Palumbo, Colle Quarti, Colle Rotondo, Colle San Giovanni, Colle Sant'Angelo, Colle Santinella, Colle Santissimo, Cona, Coste Iadonato, Croce Pili, Fazzoli, Fontegrugnale, Fontesquatino, Forca di Iezzi, Forca di Lupo, Fornelli, Giarrocco, Ianico, Lentisce, Mandorle, Mandrioli, Masciavò, Masseria Grande, Molinello, Montecalvo, Montemarcone, Monte Pallano, Monte San Silvestro, Osento, Passo del Vasto, Passo Pincera, Piana Ciccarelli, Piana dei Monaci, Piana dell'Edera, Piana Fallascosa, Piana La Fara, Piana Matteo, Piana Osento, Piana Sant'Antonio, Piana Vacante, Pianello, Piazzano, Pietrascritta, Pili, Querceto, Quercianera, Rigatella, Riguardata Scalella, Rocconi, Saletti, San Giacomo, San Luca, San Marco, Sant'Amico, San Tommaso, Satrino, Sciola, Scorciagallo, Siberia, Solagna Longa, Solagna Rigatella, Sterpari, Vallaspra, Varvaringi
Government
• Mayor	Nicola Cicchitti
Area
• Total	111 km2 (42.9 sq mi)
Elevation	435 m (1,427 ft)
Population (1 January 2008)
• Total	10,655
• Density	96/km2 (248.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	66040
Dialing code	0872
Patron saint	St. Leucius of Brindisi
Saint day	11 January
Website	Official website

Atessa is a town in Abruzzo, Italy, administratively part of the Province of Chieti.

The Sevel Sud Italo-French consortium plant, manufacturing Fiat Ducato and PSA's equivalent vans, is located in Atessa's territory.

History

According to some historian, Atessa's origins date to the 5th century AD.

Main sights

• Column of St. Christopher (1657)
• Cathedral of St. Leucius, founded in 874, but restored in 1312. It has nave and five aisles, two of which added in 1750. The brickwork façade, restored to its Gothic appearance in 1935, has a medieval rose window. The interior is in Baroque style.
• Church of Santa Croce, founded in the 7th century but remade as a rectangular hall in the 14th century and again with a nave and two aisles in the 18th century. It has a Norman-style façade with a Gothic portal and a rose window. The interior is in Baroque style.
• Remains of the medieval walls and gates of St. Michael (7th century) and of St. Margaret (6th or 11th century)

External links

• City of Atessa (Italian)