Navelli

Navelli
Comune di Navelli
Navelli 2007 by RaBoe 01.jpg
Location of Navelli
Navelli is located in Italy
Navelli
Navelli
Location of Navelli in Italy
Navelli is located in Abruzzo
Navelli
Navelli
Navelli (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°14′19″N 13°43′46″E / 42.23861°N 13.72944°E
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceL'Aquila (AQ)
FrazioniCivitaretenga
Government
 • MayorPaolo Federico
Area
 • Total42.23 km2 (16.31 sq mi)
Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)
Population
(1 January 2007)[2]
 • Total614
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Navellesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
67020
Dialing code0862
Patron saintSt. Sebastian
Saint day20 January
WebsiteOfficial website

Navelli is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is renowned for the local saffron production.

Navelli and its frazione (hamlet) Civitaretenga are medieval villages located in a territory inhabited in historic times by the Vestini Italic tribe.

Main sights

  • Church of San Sebastiano
  • Palazzo Santucci
  • Rural churches of the plain: Saint Mary in Cerulis and Madonna delle Grazie
  • Medieval tower of Civitaretenga



  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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