Corropoli

Corropoli is a town and comune in Teramo province in the Abruzzo region of eastern Italy. In recent years the town has had a population of just under four thousand individuals. The commune has approximately 1300 families and 1500 habitations. The gentilic for the town is corropolesi. Corropoli takes it name from the word "Ripoli", an ancient neolithic settlement located nearby. These ruins were discovered by Concezio Rosa, a physician from Corropoli, in the year 1871 The patron saint of Corropoli is Saint Agnes. The commune has a density of approximately 170 individual per square kilometer. The zip code for the town is 64013 and the phone prefix is 0861.

History

In the third century BC. the area of Corropoli came under Roman influence. The Romans constructed a good number of villas and temples in the area. Archaeological investigations conducted in the 1970s and 80's yielded a large number of Roman artifacts including dozens of terracotta pieces, amphora's, bowls, remains of villas. Atop these items were the remains of several more recent monasteries.