Cherished Cerchio

Cerchio is a communal capital in the Province of L’Aquila in Italy’s Abruzzo Region.  The people from this town refer to themselves as “cerchiesi”.  During the medieval period the village was controlled by the powerful Colonna and Piccolomini families of Rome.

Some people say Cerchio arose from a small group of houses constructed around a theater (circo) set up by the Romans to celebrate the inauguration of Emperor Claudius, who drained the ancient Fucino lake. In more recent times the plain surrounding this body of water once again found itself largely submerged until it was redrained in the mid-nineteenth century. Many people from Cerchio have farmed the rich soils of the lake bed, working as tenant farmers, share-croppers and day-laborers.  A local civic museum documents the local history of the town.

The town hosts several churches of historical importance.

Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie is especially sought out by visitors who come from miles around in order to attend the regularly scheduled devotional services.

The patron saints of Cerchio are Saint John and Saint Paul.  Each year in June a religious procession is held in the main town square.

The festivities include evening activities and exhibitions.

Cerchio sits at an altitude of 850 meters and is situated on the lower slopes of Mt. Sirente, overlooking the Fucino plain.  About 1700 people lived there in the year 2008. .  Cerchio was badly damaged by an earthquake in 1915. Cerchio made national headlines in the summer of 2007 when a fireworks factory exploded not far from the village center.

There are several memorials to the brave military members from the town and surrounding villages.

There is often a pleasant breeze in the town and nearby are several windmills that have been constructed so as to provide electrical power.

Weary travelers will soon discover that the most popular and sought out location in Cerchio is the bio-agriturismo, La Locanda, owned and operated by Gabriele Ciotti. Each year visitors come from all over Europe and throughout the world to dine at this fine location and enjoy the hosts hospitality at the inn they have so painstakingly restored.

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Surnames in Cerchio include the following:

AMICONI  * AMICOZZI * ANGELONI  * ANTIDORMI  * ANTONUCCI * BALDASSARRA * BELLINI  * BEVILACQUA * BIANCHINI  * BIOCCA * BISEGNA * BOLEO * BOSCAGLI * BRUNO  * BUSCO * BUZZELLI * CANTAGALLO * CARDINALE * CARNEVALE * CAROSELLI * CARUSONI  * CASALE D’AMORE * CASCIOLA  * CASTAGNA * CERASOLI * CHICHIARELLI  * CIACCIA * CIAGLIA  * CIARALLII * CIARLETTA * CICCARELLI * CICIOTTI * CIMMINO * CIOCCI * CIOFANI  * CIOTTI  * CIPRIANI  * COLANGELO * COLANTONIO * COLETTA  * COLLESI * CONTINENZA  * CURITTI * D’AGOSTINO  * D’ALESSANDRO  * D’AMORE  * D’ANDREA * D’ANGELO * D’ONOFRIO  * D’OVIDIO * DE AMICIS * DE BELLIS CIPRIANI * DE GRANDIS 5 * DEL FIACCO * DEL PINTO * DEL TURCO  * DI CARLO * DI CICCO * DI CONCETTI * DI COSIMO * DI DOMENICO  * DI DOROTEA * DI FELICE * DI GRAVIO  * DI LORETO * DI MATTIA  * DI SCIPIO * DI TOMMASO * FALCONE * FASCIANI  * FEGATILLI * FELLI * FERRONI * FIDANZA * FINESSI * FRANCIULLO * FRIGIONI * GALEOTA * GALLIGANI * GIAMPAOLO  * GIANNETTI  * GIANNINI  * GIORDANO * GRASSI * GRAZIANI * GRILLI * IACOBACCI 5 * IACOBUCCI * IAFOLLA 7 * IANNICCA  * LETTA * LOGOTESIA * LUCCI  * LUCENTINI * MACCALLINI 8 * MACERA * MACEROLA  * MAGNANTE * MANCINELLI * MANCINI  * MASSARO 5 * MAZZULLI 5 * MEOGROSSI  * MIONE * MODUGNO * MONTAGLIANI * MORETTI * MUNNO * NAZZICONE * NOBILE 2 * NOVELLI * NUCCI * ORIENTALUX * PALERMA * PALERMO * PANARO LETTA  * PANECASIO 4 * PANECCASIO  * PANTANO * PARIS * PARISSE 3 * PARMA  * PELUSO  * PETRUCCI  * PIETROIUSTI 13 * PINTI * PISEGNA * POLLA * PREVIATO * PROIETTI * RAGLIONE * RAMELLI  * RANALLI * RESCH * RICCI 2 * RICO * ROSATI  * ROSSI * SAVINI * SILVAGNI * SPERANDIO  * TACCHETTI * TAROLA * TATARELLI * TEDESCHI DE BENEDICTIS  * TIRABASSI  * TIRONE * TOFANI * TOMASSETTI  * TOMASSINI  * TRABALSI * TUCCERI  * TUCCERI CIMINI  * VALENZIANO * VASQUENZ  * VERNARELLI * VICARETTI 2 * VILLANUCCI  * VITALE  * VOLPE * ZAVARELLA

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