Lucus Angitiae
Lucus Angitiae was an Italic and Roman town and sanctuary with temple of the goddess Angitia, the ruins of which are located in the comune of Luco dei Marsi in the Abruzzo region of Italy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Giovanni Battista and Tunnels of Claudius.
San Giovanni Battista
Church
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San Giovanni Battista is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Lucus Angitiae.
Tunnels of Claudius
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tunnels of Claudius consist principally of a 6 km-long tunnel together with several monumental service tunnels which Roman Emperor Claudius had built by 52 AD to partially drain the Fucine Lake in Abruzzo, protecting riparian villages from floods and creating agricultural land. Tunnels of Claudius is situated 3 km northwest of Lucus Angitiae.
Fucine Inlet
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fucine Inlet is a monument built on the head of the main emissary of the Fucine Lake in Italy. It is made up of the three-arched bridge of the sluice gates and the about 7-metre-high statue of the Immaculate Conception rising above. Fucine Inlet is situated 2½ km north of Lucus Angitiae.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borgo Incile and Borgo Via Nuova.
Borgo Incile
Hamlet
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borgo Incile is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Lucus Angitiae.
Borgo Via Nuova
Suburb
Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borgo Via Nuova is a suburb, which is situated 5 km north of Lucus Angitiae.
Pescocanale
Village
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Pescocanale is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Lucus Angitiae.
Lucus Angitiae
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Abruzzo, Italy
- Categories: ancient city, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Luco dei Marsi, L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.97067° or 41° 58′ 14″ northLongitude
13.46071° or 13° 27′ 39″ eastElevation
680 metres (2,231 feet)Open location code
8FHMXFC6+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 372701598OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Italian—“Lucus Angitiae” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Lucus Angitiae”
- Chinese: “Angitiae森林”
- Dutch: “Lucus Angitiae”
- French: “Angizia”
- French: “Anxa”
- French: “Lucus Angitiae”
- Italian: “Angizia”
- Italian: “Anxa”
- Italian: “avanzi di cinta poligonica”
- Italian: “Lucus Angitiae”
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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 “Lucus Angitiae”. Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.