Alba Fucens
Alba Fucens was an ancient Italic town located at 1,000 m elevation at the base of Monte Velino, approximately 6.5 km north of Avezzano, Abruzzo, central Italy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient town
- Also known as: “Alba Fucense”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roman theater of Alba Fucens and San Nicola.
Roman theater of Alba Fucens
Ruins
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roman theater of Alba Fucens is a ruins, which is situated 160 metres east of Alba Fucens.
San Nicola
Church
Photo: Giulio Bertolaccini, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Nicola is a church, which is situated 170 metres west of Alba Fucens.
San Pietro
Church
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San Pietro is a church, which is situated 320 metres south of Alba Fucens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albe and Antrosano.
Albe
Hamlet
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Albe is a frazione of Massa d'Albe, in the Province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo, region of Italy.
Cappelle dei Marsi
Village
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cappelle dei Marsi is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Alba Fucens.
Alba Fucens
- Categories: Roman city, Roman colony, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Massa d’Albe, L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.07989° or 42° 4′ 48″ northLongitude
13.4111° or 13° 24′ 40″ eastElevation
958 metres (3,143 feet)Open location code
8FJM3CH6+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 849311280OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Alba Fucens” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Альба-Фучэнс”
- Bulgarian: “Алба Фуценс”
- Catalan: “Alba Fucens”
- Czech: “Alba Fucens”
- Dutch: “Alba Fucens”
- Egyptian Arabic: “البا فوسينز”
- Finnish: “Alba Fucens”
- French: “Alba Fucens”
- French: “Alba Fucense”
- German: “Alba Fucens”
- Hebrew: “אלבה פוקנס”
- Indonesian: “Alba Fucens”
- Italian: “Alba Fucens”
- Italian: “Alba Fucense”
- Italian: “Alba Fucente”
- Japanese: “アルバ・フーケンス”
- Latin: “Alba Fucens”
- Latin: “Alba Fucentia”
- Polish: “Alba Fucens”
- Portuguese: “Alba Fucens”
- Russian: “Альба-Фученс”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Alba Fucens”
- Slovak: “Alba Fucens”
- Slovenian: “Alba Fucens”
- Slovenian: “Alba Fucense”
- Spanish: “Alba Fucens”
- Swedish: “Alba Fucens”
- Ukrainian: “Альба Фуценс”
- Vietnamese: “Alba Fucens”
Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Alba Fucens”. Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.