Luco dei Marsi

Luco dei Marsi is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central-eastern Italy. It is part of the Marsica.

Luco dei Marsi
Comune di Luco dei Marsi
Location of Luco dei Marsi
Luco dei Marsi
Location of Luco dei Marsi in Italy
Luco dei Marsi
Luco dei Marsi (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 41°58′N 13°28′E
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceL'Aquila (AQ)
FrazioniPetogna
Government
  MayorMarivera De Rosa
Area
  Total44.87 km2 (17.32 sq mi)
Elevation
680 m (2,230 ft)
Population
 (30 September 2017)[2]
  Total6,047
  Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Luchesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
67056
Dialing code0863
Patron saintMadonna dell'Ospedale
Saint dayLast Sunday in August
WebsiteOfficial website

The town was probably founded by the Roman Emperor Claudius to house workers in the drying of the Lacus Fucinus (Lake Fucino). The name derives from a nearby wood, Lucus Angitiae, "Sacred Grove of Angitia," referring to a divine sorceress of the Marsi Italic tribe.

During the Middle Ages it was a fief of the d'Avalos and then of the Colonna family



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