L’Aquila

Province of L'Aquila is the mountainous, less densely populated western half of the region of . The province is known for its many castles, fortresses and pristine medieval hill towns, and is popular with domestic visitors.
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L'Aquila is the capital of the province of the same name in the region of in and is located in the northern part of the province. It is a small, pleasant city that is surrounded by high mountains.

is a city in . is an excellent starting point to reach the numerous mountain locations of Marsica.

is a secluded and somewhat overlooked small city in . Surrounded by imposing mountains at about four hundred metres above sea level, it doesn't feel like it has 25,000 inhabitants.

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is a town of 1,000 people the Maiella national park in . It is member of "the most beautiful villages in Italy".

is a town and district in the province of L'Aquila, in the region of central . It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. The town is bordered by , , , , , , Opi, , , , , and .

is a village with a preserved medieval character in L'Áquila Province in .

is a town in the Province of L'Aquila in the region. Notable structures include the city's castle dating from the 1200s, as well as the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore.

is a small mountain village in the region. The village is perched on the side of the mountain 'Colle Rotondo' and has a picturesque medieval centre.

is a medieval village of 420 people in in the protected area of the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. It is part of the "Most Beautiful Villages in Italy".

is the sole frazione of in the province of L'Aquila in the region of southern .

L’Aquila

Latitude of center
42.0833° or 42° 5′ north
Longitude of center
13.6667° or 13° 40′ east
Population
299,000
Elevation
1,133 metres (3,717 feet)
Abbreviation
“AQ”
Geo­Names ID
3175120
Wiki­data ID
Q16189
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“L’Aquila” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Provinca e Akuilës
  • Arabic: مقاطعة لاكويلا
  • Arabic: مقاطعة لَكويلا
  • Arabic: مقاطعة لكويلة
  • Arabic: مقاطعة لَكوِيلة
  • Aragonese: Provincia de L’Aquila
  • Armenian: Լ’Աքվիլա
  • Asturian: L’Aquila
  • Asturian: provincia de L’Aquila
  • Asturian: Provincia de L’Aquila
  • Azerbaijani: Akvila əyaləti
  • Basque: L’Aquilako probintzia
  • Bavarian: Provinz L’Aquila
  • Belarusian: Л’Акуіла (правінцыя)
  • Belarusian: Л’Акуіла
  • Belarusian: правінцыя Л’Акуіла
  • Bengali: এল’আকুইলার প্রদেশ
  • Breton: proviñs L’Aquila
  • Breton: Proviñs L’Aquila
  • Bulgarian: Акуила
  • Bulgarian: Л’Акуила
  • Catalan: Província de L’Aquila
  • Cebuano: L’Aquila
  • Central Bikol: Provincia nin L’Aquila
  • Central Kurdish: پارێزگای لاکویلا
  • Chinese: L’Aquila Séng
  • Chinese: 拉圭拉省
  • Chinese: 拉奎拉省
  • Chinese: 阿奎拉省
  • Czech: Provincie L’Aquila
  • Danish: L’Aquila
  • Dutch: L’Aquila
  • Esperanto: provinco La-Aglo
  • Esperanto: Provinco La-Aglo
  • Estonian: L’Aquila provints
  • Finnish: L’Aquilan maakunta
  • French: province de L’Aquila
  • French: Province de L’Aquila
  • Galician: Provincia de L’Aquila
  • Georgian: ლ’აკვილის პროვინცია
  • German: Provinz L’Aquila
  • Greek: Επαρχία της Ακουίλα
  • Greek: Επαρχία της Λ’Άκουιλα
  • Gujarati: લ ‘એક્વિલા પ્રાંત
  • Hebrew: ל’אקווילה
  • Hindi: लकीला प्रांत
  • Hungarian: L’Aquila megye
  • Indonesian: Provinsi L’Aquila
  • Interlingua: L’Aquila
  • Interlingua: Provincia de L’Aquila
  • Irish: Cúige L’Aquila
  • Italian: Aquilano
  • Italian: L’Aquila
  • Italian: provincia dell’Aquila
  • Italian: Provincia dell’Aquila
  • Italian: Provincia di Aquila
  • Japanese: ラクイラ県
  • Javanese: Provinsi L’Aquila
  • Kannada: ಎಲ್ ಅಕ್ವಿಲಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ
  • Korean: 라퀼라도
  • Ladin: Provinzia de L’Aquila
  • Ladino: Provinsia de l’Aquila
  • Latin: Provincia Aquilana
  • Latvian: L’Akvilas province
  • Ligurian: provinsa de L’Àgogia
  • Ligurian: Provinsa de L’Àgogia
  • Lithuanian: Akvilos provincija
  • Lombard: Pruvincia de L’Aquila
  • Luxembourgish: L’Aquila
  • Macedonian: Л’Аквила
  • Malay: Wilayah L’Aquila
  • Marathi: ल अकवेलचे प्रांत
  • Mazanderani: ورسلی اوستان
  • Min Nan Chinese: L’Aquila Séng
  • Mingrelian: ლ’აკვილაშ პროვინცია
  • Neapolitan: Pruvincia ‘e L’Aquila
  • Neapolitan: Pruvincia ’e L’Aquila
  • Northern Frisian: L’Aquila (Prowins)
  • Northern Frisian: L’Aquila
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Provinsen L’Aquila
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Provinsen L’Aquila
  • Norwegian: L’Aquila
  • Occitan (post 1500): Província de l’Aquila
  • Ossetian: Л’Акуилæ
  • Ossetian: Л’Акуилæйы провинци
  • Persian: استان لاکویلا
  • Piemontese: Provincia dl’Àquila
  • Polish: Prowincja L’Aquila
  • Portuguese: Áquila
  • Romanian: Provincia L’Aquila
  • Russian: Л’Акуила
  • Scots: Province o L’Aquila
  • Serbian: Л’Аквила (округ)
  • Serbian: Л’Аквила
  • Serbo-Croatian: L’Aquila
  • Sicilian: Pruvincia di L’Aquila
  • Sinhala: එල් අකිලා පළාත
  • Slovenian: Pokrajina L’Aquila
  • Slovenian: provincia dell’Aquila
  • South Azerbaijani: لاکویلا اوستانی
  • Spanish: L’Aquila
  • Spanish: Provincia de L’Aquila
  • Swedish: L’Aquila
  • Tagalog: L’Aquila
  • Tagalog: Lalawigan ng L’Aquila
  • Tamil: ல ‘அகுய்ல மாகாணம்
  • Telugu: లాఅకీలా ప్రావిన్స్
  • Telugu: లాఅకీలా రాష్ట్రభాగం
  • Thai: จังหวัดลากวีลา
  • Turkish: L’Aquila ili
  • Turkish: L’Aquila
  • Ukrainian: Л’Аквіла (провінція)
  • Ukrainian: Л’Аквіла
  • Urdu: صوبہ لاکویلا
  • Uzbek: L’Aquila
  • Venetian: Provincia de L’Àcuiła
  • Venetian: Provincia de Ł’Aquiła
  • Vietnamese: L’Aquila
  • Vietnamese: Tỉnh L’Aquila
  • Waray (Philippines): L’Aquila
  • Welsh: Talaith L’Aquila
  • Western Panjabi: ضلع لاکویلا
  • Wu Chinese: 拉奎拉省
  • Yue Chinese: 拉圭拉省
  • L’Aquila
  • ma lili Lakuwila
  • Provinge de L’Aquila

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “L’Aquila”. Photo: Luiclemens, CC BY-SA 3.0.