Navelli

Navelli
Comune di Navelli
Location of Navelli
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Navelli is located in Italy
Navelli
Navelli
Location of Navelli in Italy
Navelli is located in Abruzzo
Navelli
Navelli
Navelli (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°14′19″N 13°43′46″E / 42.23861°N 13.72944°E / 42.23861; 13.72944
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceL'Aquila (AQ)
FrazioniCivitaretenga
Government
 • MayorPaolo Federico
Area
 • Total42.23 km2 (16.31 sq mi)
Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 (May 2023)[2]
 • Total549
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
DemonymNavellesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
67020
Dialing code0862
ISTAT code066058
Patron saintSt. Sebastian
Saint day20 January
WebsiteOfficial website

Navelli is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is renowned for the local saffron production. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

Navelli and its frazione (hamlet) Civitaretenga are medieval villages located in a territory inhabited in historic times by the Vestini Italic tribe.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Abruzzo" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.