Colonnella is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
'' in the Province of
Teramo
Teramo (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Tèreme ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.
The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines ( Gran Sasso d'Italia ...
in the Italian region
Abruzzo
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of eastern
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
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Geography
The territory of Colonnella borders the following municipalities:
Corropoli
Corropoli (locally ''Currùppië'') is a town and ''comune'' in Teramo province in the Abruzzo region of eastern Italy. In recent years the town has had a population of just under 4000 individuals. The commune has approximately 1300 families a ...
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Controguerra
Controguerra ( Abruzzese: ', ') is a town and ''comune'' in Teramo province in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.
Controguerra DOC
Controguerra is noted for the Italian DOC wine produced in the hills and a valley near the comune. The area produc ...
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Martinsicuro
Martinsicuro ( la, Truentum or ''Castrum Truentinum'') is a town and ''comune'' in province of Teramo, Abruzzo, central Italy. It is located on the right of the mouth of Tronto River.
History
Remains of a Bronze Age (10th-9th centuries BC) settle ...
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Alba Adriatica
Alba Adriatica is a town and '' comune'' with 12,386 residents (2014) in the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of central eastern Italy.
It is known as one of the "seven sisters" of the northern Abruzzo coast, i.e. the seven coastal tow ...
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Monteprandone
Monteprandone ( nap, Munneprannù) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about southeast of Ancona and about northeast of Ascoli Piceno. It is the birthplace of James of the Mar ...
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The territory of Colonnella is subdivided into nine districts: the "Centro capoluogo", Contrada Civita, Contrada Giardino, Contrada Riomoro, Contrada San Giovanni, Contrada San Martino, Contrada Sant'Angelo, Contrada Vallecupa, Contrada Vibrata and Contrada Isola.
References
Cities and towns in Abruzzo
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