Fossa, Abruzzo

Fossa
Fossa
Comune
	Comune di Fossa
	Fossa Location of Fossa in Italy Fossa Fossa (Abruzzo)
	Coordinates: 42°18′N 13°29′E / 42.300°N 13.483°E
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province	L'Aquila (AQ)
Frazioni	Cerro, Le Chiuse, Osteria
Government
• Mayor	Fabrizio Boccabella
Area
• Total	8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation	644 m (2,113 ft)
Population (31 December 2010)
• Total	704
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demonym	Fossani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	67020
Dialing code	0862
Website	Official website

Fossa is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. Bernardino of Fossa was born in the town. The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake caused a bridge to collapse^{[citation needed]} in Fossa, and caused extensive damage to the residential buildings in the town.^[2] The town was the epicentre of a major aftershock 5.4 Mw on April 7th 2009.^[3]

Main sights

Fossa has a stop on the Terni–Sulmona railway, with trains to L'Aquila and Sulmona.

^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Di Gregorio, Luciano. Abruzzo. UK: Brandt Travel Guides Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 9781841622705.
^ "Terremoto di magnitudo Mw 5.4 del 07-04-2009 ore 19:47:37 (Italia) in zona: 1 km N Fossa (AQ)". Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

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