Sulmona

Sulmona, a city and comune of the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo, Italy, 42°02 13°56E, with 25,276 inhabitants according to official 2003 census figures. It was in ancient times one of the most important cities of the Paeligni and is known for being the native town of Ovid.

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Comune: In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic administrative unit of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....

Province of L'Aquila: The Province of L'Aquila (Provincia dell'Aquila) is the largest, most mountainous and least densely populated province of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It comprises about half the landmass of Abruzzo and occupies the western part of the region. It has borders with the provinces of Teramo...

Abruzzo: Abruzzo, (also known as Abruzzi, an older obsolete plural denomination) is a region of central Italy, formerly a part of the Abruzzi e Molise region (with Molise). It borders Marche to the north-west, Umbria to the west, Lazio to the south, Molise to the south-east and the Adriatic Sea to the east....