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Ortona

Coordinates: 42°21′N 14°24′E / 42.350°N 14.400°E / 42.350; 14.400
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Ortona
Città di Ortona
A view of Ortona from the sea.
A view of Ortona from the sea.
Location of Ortona
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CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceChieti (CH)
FrazioniAlboreto, Aquilano, Caldari, Colombo, Cucullo, Feudo, Fontegrande, Foro, Fossato, Gagliarda, Iurisci, Lazzaretto, Lido Riccio, Madonna delle Grazie, Ranchini, Riccio, Ripari Bardella, Rogatti, Ruscitti, San Donato, San Leonardo, San Marco, San Pietro, Santa Lucia, Savini, Tamarete, Vaccari, Villa Deo, Villa Grande, Villa Iubatti, Villa Pincione, Villa San Leonardo, Villa San Nicola, Villa San Tommaso, Villa Torre
Government
 • MayorLeo Castiglione
Area
 • Total70.88 km2 (27.37 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2023[1])
 • Total22,209
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
DemonymOrtonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
66026
Dialing code085
Patron saintSt. Thomas
Saint dayFirst Sunday of May
WebsiteOfficial website

Ortona is an Italian city in Abruzzo. About 23,000 people live there.

It is known as the site of the Battle of Ortona in 1943.

References[change]

  1. citypopulation.de. "Abruzzo Region".