City of l'Aquila in the Abruzzi mountains, Italy, two months after the earthquake in 2009. L'Aquila, Abruzzi, Italy, Europe, EU.
On April 6, 2009, an earthquake of magnitude struck central Italy with its epicentre near L'Aquila. The earthquake caused damage in the medieval city of L'Aquila. Several buildings also collapsed. 308 people were killed by the earthquake, and approximately 1,500 people were injured. Around 65,000 people were made homeless. The April 6 earthquake was felt throughout Abruzzo; as far away as Rome, other parts of Lazio, Marche, Molise, Umbria, and Campania. L'Aquila, meaning "The Eagle", is a city and commune in central Italy, both the capital city of the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the Aterno river, it is surrounded by the Apennine Mountains, with the Gran Sasso d'Italia to the north-east. L'Aquila sits upon a hillside in the middle of a narrow valley; tall snow-capped mountains of the Gran Sasso massif flank the town. A maze of narrow streets, lined with Baroque and Renaissance buildings and churches, open onto elegant piazzas. Home to the University of L'Aquila, it is a lively college town and, as such, has many cultural institutions: a repertory theater, a symphony orchestra, a fine-arts academy, a state conservatory,a film institute.
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Location: Aquilla, Abruzzi, Italy, Mediterranean Europe
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