Caramanico Terme
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Caramanico Terme | |
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| Comune di Caramanico Terme | |
 View of Caramanico Terme | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Caramanico Terme Location of Caramanico Terme in Italy  Caramanico Terme Caramanico Terme (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates: 42°09′N 14°0′E / 42.150°N 14.000°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | Pescara (PE) |
| Frazioni | De Contra, San Nicolao, San Tommaso, San Vittorino, Santa Croce, Sant'Elia, Scagnano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Franco Parone (Rinascita) |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.55 km2 (32.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
• Total | 2,030 |
| • Density | 24.0/km2 (62.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caramanichesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 65023 |
| Dialing code | 085 |
| Website | Official website |
Caramanico Terme is a comune and town in the province of Pescara, located in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Nestled on a hilltop, it lies near the confluence of the Orfento and Orta rivers, between the Monte Morrone and Majella mountains.[3] It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4]
The town takes its name from cara, meaning rock and/or arimannia, a Lombard establishment in the late Middle Ages. Then the name Terme was added in 1960 because of the presence of a spa nearby.[5][6]
The present settlement is recorded since Lombard times. Then it underwent a remarkable development in the 14th-15th centuries, under the D'Aquino family, and in that period many important monuments were built. In 1706, an earthquake nearby destroyed the town.
