Assergi
Frazione in Abruzzo, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Assergi is a frazione of the comune of L'Aquila, located about 11 km (6.8 mi) from the capital. With a population of just over 500, it is situated at an altitude of approximately 1,000 meters, below the western slope of the Gran Sasso in a small plain called the Piana di Assergi (Plain of Assergi). Assergi was formerly included in the comune of Camarda, which is directly to its south.
Assergi | |
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Coordinates: 42°24′N 13°30′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Abruzzo |
Province | L'Aquila (AQ) |
Commune | L'Aquila |
Elevation | 2,936 ft (895 m) |
Demonym | Assergesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 67100 |
Area code | 0862 |
Assergi is located entirely within the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park, and also contains the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, a national laboratory of nuclear physics. Also in Assergi is the base of the Funivia del Gran Sasso d'Italia, a cable car that leads to the Campo Imperatore.