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eU * is UM 



U kingdom of Naples. 









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tU> the district* around them, and 

 ia UM midM of UM indigenoun inhabi- 

 and partially the dress, 

 diffrrmt periods : the 

 in the 15th century, in the 

 his eoo John Castriot. The town of 1'run. 

 Mnr Abrvoo and Puglia, i* an Albanian 

 rente from UM More* came away whoa that 

 , wa* lot to the Venetian* in the la*t century ; the town of 



, th. farther Abruno, wa. peopled by them. 

 Tfcn* r d* wad into UM Abroad from the Roman State*, one from 

 Amli to Teramo, and tiMooe to Pinna and Sulmona, when it j,.in< 

 UM high road to Naplea. The second i* a mountain-road, l**4ta| 

 fra Kicti to Civita Duoale. and by the pas* of Antrodoco to Aquila. 

 Tb. third, al*o MUMte.ln nml. kadi direct from Rome by Tiv..li 

 awl Vieoraro to Tagbacouo, and the bank* of the lake of Cclano. 

 The unly carriage-road from Naples to Abruno lead* by Venafro to 

 Uenua, m UM province of Mouse, thence over the central Apennines 

 to nMtoi-di-Hangro, which i* the first town in Abruzw.. and further 

 onr a high wild mountainous region to Sulmona and Popoli on the 



town in all the Abruuo. It u a place of considerable wealth, i 

 IMS manufacture* of silks and woollens, a superior court, se 



UM road divides, one branch U> the left leading to 

 Aottila, and the other to Chieti 



The province of Aliwmt dlrm extend* from the Trigno to the 

 Th* central part comprise* the basin of the Sangro, lying 

 two high oflahooU of the Apennines which slope down 

 gradually to the Adriatic. The aril, owing to the sandy deposits of 

 UM rivr, all of which an tributaries of the Adriatic, to the great 

 bmt in -mm when rain rarely foils, and to the absence of a system 

 of trrigaUon. i* not nearly *o productive as it might be ; yet wheat, 

 *i*, iax, tobacco, delicious fruit*, liquorice, wine, oil of superior 

 ijaality, and nlk, an produced in such quantity as to afford a surplus 

 far exportation. Then is a scarcity of firewood and timber in this 

 provinoa The only inland navigation ia by the Pescara, which for a 

 few mile* i* practicable for boate. In the uplands, tho priuci|J 

 oeonpation i* thepherding ; along the coast, fishing. 



Abruuo Citra eomiirim the territories occupied in ancient times 

 by UM Krentani, the Mamicini, and part of Samuium. It is divided 

 into three cantons, named from ite three principal towns Chieti, 

 LMMBSAQL m n*f U Vaeto. 



tlvfi, the capital, which gives title to an archbishop, is charmingly 

 situated on a hill on the right bank of the Pescara, and about 10 

 from ite mouth : population, 15,000. This is the best built 



, and 

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lyceum, a theatre, and several literary societies. Two 

 large fair* an held ; and then i* a considerable trade in wine, corn, 

 olive oil, and raw ailk. The town occupies the site of the ancient 

 Tutt, UM UMtluuilia of the Mamicini, from which the Theatine order 

 of monk*, founded by Po| Paul IV., when archbishop of Chieti in 

 .11. deft** their name. 



, IS mile* 8. E. from Chieti, on the little river Feltrino, also 

 give* title to an archbishop. The town, which has two suburbs, a 

 cathedral, and several parish churches, ha* considerable trade in the 

 produce of the country : population 13,000. 



// r*f. sitaated on a hill within a mile of the Adriatic to the 

 Mill of Point Penna, and SO mile* 8.B. from Chieti, is a healthy and 

 fnmbli place, with 9000 inhabitante. It is surrounded with 

 mrod by four gate* opening upon the four princi|>al streets, which 

 brt m a large *quan adorned with a handsome fountain. The 

 Htednal buildup, an a palace, and two collegiate churches, one of 

 - nd* on the site of a temple of Cere.; then an also several 

 two bairpitaU, and some other charitable institutions. 

 k mannfactured. The neighbourhood produce, excellent 

 win., oil. and fruit.. II Va*to occupies the (ite of the ancient 

 //.*.... a town of the KirnUni, which wa* a place of sonic import- 

 ance onder UM Roman*, and wa* afterward* repeatedly ravs, 

 Onth*, Lombards, **"* Haraceas. 



Amoog UM mon bnportant of the smaller towns the following are 

 r*M, on a hill, near the right bank of the Sangm, 11 

 n II VsMo, ha* a htndsome collegiate church, four 

 " ', and 0000 inhabitente .Cartt, on a hill 



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.Vjti, a market-town miles aW. 

 Arfews, situated on UM enact north of Unciano, in a rich 



* fcW **Jf-"*'.y^ y<>mhabltente. It ha* a small port, and carries 

 * _ jn* Pat** a fortified town of 2400 



and atth 

 . front 



to the Tronto, which for 



trarened by secondary ridges of the Apennines, and drained by 

 several riven which, though they overflow their banks in spring, ore 

 almost dry in summer ; the principal of them are the 

 Vomano, the Tordino, and the Salinello, all flowing dirtvtly n 

 Adriatic. Rain however is more frequent than in the southern 

 province ; and tin- noil in the valleys is more fcrtilr. Imt it* cultun is 

 ill un'lrrntood, and a great breadth of good land i* left to weeds, 

 briars, thorns and ferns, which noon occupy the neglected lands in 

 this climate. Nevertheless corn is grown in such quantity as to leave 

 a surplus for export; flax, tobacco, and the vine succeed well \Vim- 

 is a leading object of commerce. The inhabitants are greatly attached 

 to a pastoral life, and tending their flocks and herd* in their chief 

 occupation. The fisheries are plied to some extent along the coast, 

 liaine and poultry an very abundant. Lime, plaster-of-Paris, and 

 marble, are the chief minerals. The exports consist of live stock, 

 wine, wool, skins, cheese, corn, and fine oak ami pin.- tinilx r, which 

 abounds on the high mountains. The province is <livide<l into two 

 districts, named from their chief towns, Teranio and <'i\ i- 



Teramo, the capital of the province, is situated on high grouixl, 

 between the Tordino and the Vezzola, about 12 miles fr>< 

 Adriatic, and has 10,000 inhabitants. It i* about three m 

 circuit, xlightly fortified, and contains several wide well-paved streets, 

 a hundvoine cathedral, several convents, an orphan nxylmn, two hos- 

 pitals, a royal college, an ecclesiastical school, and a foundling 

 hospital. Then is little or no manufacturing in t tin- 



environs are exceedingly fertile in n>rn, wine, nn<l oil. Tcnim > is 

 the seat of a high court of justice for the province ; it givea title to a 

 bishop, who is a suffragan of the Holy Sea It stands on or near the 

 site of the ancient Intcramna, a town of the Praetutii, of which the 

 modern name is a corruption, and of which there are still some 

 remains. 



''nne, 22 miles S.E. from Teramo, and 11 miles X.W. 

 from Chieti, though an ill-built town, contains some good pnMiu 

 li.iililiiiLjs, among wliieh tho cathedral and the diocesan seminary on 

 the principal. It has also five churches, several convents, an li< 

 a theatre, and 9000 inhabitants. It is said to o- 

 Pinna, a town of the Vestini, which was destroyed by Sylls, ri\itii- 

 di-Penne, united with Atri, gives title to a bishop. 



Among the other towns, the most important ore the following .: 

 Alri, an episcopal city, 18 miles S.E. from Tcrarno, on a hill In 

 the Vomano and the Pioiuba, at a distance of 4 mil* .. from tho 

 Adriatic, has 6600 inhabitants, a cathedral, several convent*, an 

 ecclesiastical school, and t\\o hospitals. It occupies the site ot tlir 

 mieienl Atlria or Iliuli-ia, a city of I'i'-ennni, .vnd t hiive b 

 Etruscan origin, which became a Roman colony, B.C. 282, and was re- 

 founded by the Kni|M-r.>r ]U.ln;ui. whoce family originally come 

 thence. The circuit of the ancient walla may still l<e t raced ; mosaic 

 pavements, and some remains of buildings, are also preserved. ( ' 

 an episcopal town, 5 miles N. of Teramo, bos a handsome cathedral, 

 three collegiate churche*, an abbey, and 6000 inhabitants. < 

 Siin-.lni/ilo, 24 miles S.E. of Teramo, on a hill near the right bank of 

 the Piomba, and about 3 miles from the Adriatic, has a coll 

 church, four convent*, an hospital, and about 6000 inhabitant 

 trade in corn, oil, wine, and cattle. OMttU&di-Tronlo, '.' n 

 from Teramo, near the right bank of the Salinello, although a :-n..-dl 

 place of only 2500 inhabitants, deserves mention for its ]>nition nn : 

 high rock crowned by a strong castle. It has a collegiate < hur.h and 

 an hospital. Uiulianora, a small place on a hill, close to the shore of 

 the Adriatic, 13 miles E.K.E. of Teramo, between tho month: .if tin- 

 Tordino and the Salinello, is important for its en t.nn-li.-ii-e : popula- 

 tion 2000. It occupies the site of the ancient Cast, 

 Ifiretn, on the slope, and at the foot of a hill, 4 mil S.I'.. <>! < 

 di-Peune, has eight churches, a Benedictine monastery, dye-works, a 

 paper-mill, three convents, and 4600 inhabitants. Ptmrlla, mid\.:i\ 

 between Civita-di-Ponne and Chieti, has three churches, (on. of v, hii li 

 was formerly a cathedral.) .m i:.--pital, and 4300 inhabitants. 



Abruao Ultra 11, comprises the highest part of the Apennine 

 mountains, screening the valley of the Ateruo on tho east and 

 with tin- upper valleys of the Tronto, tho V, lino, tho Salto, the I.ii i , 

 and the Sangro. It contains Mounts Velin > ind CorDO, the highest 

 |>oints in Italy, tho summits of which are capped during tho greater 

 part of the year with snow. The piin.ip;.! river is the Ateruo. tin- 

 ancient Ati max, which H.IWH S. tlinmirli the longitudilia] \all.-_v "I 

 Aqtiila, on leaving which it turns > vcs tliin province near 



Tooco, whence to its month in the Adriatic it in sometimes cal' 

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In the south of tin- province, i.- the remarkable lake C'tlano, the 

 ancient Fucina*. 15 miles long, and t! mil. H broad, which receives 

 several small rivers, but lias no nat > 1 1 is subject to .- 



inundations, which are sometimes disastrous, and the cause of which 

 is not clearly ascertained. The Uoinan 1 i revent 



the damage caused by its ..v rft a canal 3 mil. s l..nr, 



partly by tunnflling and partly by entting down a mountain 

 rock on the west side of the lake. After traversing UK mountain, thu 

 canal was carried acrois the Com pi 1'alentini to the Liris nt ' 

 trello. This emissary was for many centuries blocked up. and the 

 lands adjacent to the lake rxponed to tho ravnr 

 inumlationa ; somo years ago, however, a t i|.:my .- f.nni. d to clear 



