Castelli (Teramo)
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| Castelli | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Comune di Castelli | |
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| Coordinates: 42°29′17″N 13°42′42″E / 42.48806°N 13.71167°ECoordinates: 42°29′17″N 13°42′42″E / 42.48806°N 13.71167°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | Teramo (TE) |
| Frazioni | Befaro, Carraro, Casette Faiano, Colledoro, Morriconi, Palombara, San Rocco, Villa Rossi |
| Area | |
| - Total | 49 km2 (18.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 497 m (1,631 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2007)[1] | |
| - Total | 1,274 |
| - Density | 26/km2 (67.3/sq mi) |
| - Demonym | Castellani |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 64041 |
| Dialing code | 0861 |
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Castelli is a comune in the Teramo province of Abruzzo, Italy. It is located the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. The medieval hill town lies beneath Mount Camicia on the eastern side of the Gran Sasso Massif. Castelli is best known for its maiolicas, a form of decorative ceramic, which were collected by the nobility of Europe for centuries and which were at their pinnacle from the 16th through 18th century and are still produced today by local artists. Castelli maiolica was a favorite dinnerware of Russian Tsars. One of the most valued collections of Castelli ceramics is now housed at the Winter Palace of the Hermitage State Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 2008, sixty pieces of Castelli maiolica, which had toured Italy on loan from the Hermitage, were displayed in the Blue Bedroom of the Winter Palace.[2]
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Castelli's main church is San Donato holds a maiolica altar-piece by Francesco Grue (1647) and a medieval silver cross of the Sulmona school. Its tiled ceiling is believied to have been decorated by the ceramics master Oracio Pompei or artists working from his studio.
Today, Castelli hosts an art institute and ceramics museum as well as many ceramics shops and studios.
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Exhibition Archives, Castelli Ceramics: 16th-17th centuries from the State Hermitage Museum Collection, 5 February 2008 - 11 May 2008
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