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Cocullo | |
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| Comune di Cocullo | |
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.svg) Map of Cocullo within the Province of L'Aquila | |
  Cocullo Location of Cocullo in Italy  Cocullo Cocullo (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates: 42°2′2″N 13°46′33″E / 42.03389°N 13.77583°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | L'Aquila (AQ) |
| Frazioni | Casale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sandro Chiocchio (Civic list Insieme per il progresso) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 897 m (2,943 ft) |
| Population (2013)[2] | |
• Total | 246 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cocullesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 67030 |
| Dialing code | 0864 |
| ISTAT code | 066037 |
| Patron saint | San Domenico di Sora |
| Saint day | First Thursday in May |
| Website | Official website |
Cocullo is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila, located in the Abruzzo region of Italy. As of 2013 its population was 246.
Geography
[edit]The village is situated in the Peligna Valley, between the towns of Avezzano and Sulmona. It is linked with them by the A25 motorway and the Rome-Pescara railway line.
It is a single civil parish (frazione), named Casale[3] and borders with the municipalities of Anversa degli Abruzzi, Bugnara, Castel di Ieri, Castelvecchio Subequo, Goriano Sicoli, Ortona dei Marsi and Prezza.
History
[edit]The origins of Cocullo are closely related to the Ancient Roman town of Koukoulon, situated between Cocullo village and Casale.[4]
Snake Festival (Feast of San Domenico)
[edit]Cocullo is known for its singular patron saint's holiday, named Festa dei Serpari, in which the patron saint's statue (Domenico di Sora) is transported in a procession covered with many snakes (mainly four-lined, aesculapian, grass and green whip snakes). The reptiles are draped onto the statue before the procession by local serpari,[5] villagers trained and authorized to capture wild snakes, who then release them in the same location where they have been found after the holiday.[6][7][8] The festival, set every first of May since 2012 (in the past it took place every first Thursday in May), is a receptive event for thousands of Italian and foreign visitors. In 2009 it was cancelled due to some structural damages occurred into the village after the L'Aquila earthquake.[9] This tradition, present also in coat of arms symbolism,[10] substituted the ancient Roman mythologic ritual of Angitia, a snake goddess worshipped by the Marsi.[11]
Gallery
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The main church of Our Lady of Graces (Santa Maria delle Grazie) in central Cocullo
Notes and references
[edit]- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ↑ (in Italian) Casale webpage on municipal website Deprecated link archived 2007-05-02 at archive.today
- ↑ (in Italian) History of Cocullo Deprecated link archived 2008-04-08 at archive.today
- ↑ The word is composed by the word serpe -or serpente-, Italian for snake
- ↑ "Italian festival of the snake-catchers revealed in colourful photos". New Scientist. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ↑ (in Italian) Infos about the holiday on municipal website Deprecated link archived 2012-07-28 at archive.today
- ↑ Cocullo Snake Festival on www.lifeinabruzzo.com
- ↑ Article on Sky News
- ↑ Image of the coat of arms of Cocullo on it.wiki
- ↑ A Guide to the Region Abruzzo Archived 2012-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Media related to Cocullo at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Cocullo official website
- Videos and photos of the snake festival and procession in Cocullo
- Feast of San Domenico Italiansrus.com
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