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Ortona
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Province of Chieti
The province of Chieti (provincia di Chieti; Abruzzese: pruvìngie de Chjìte) is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Chieti, which has a population of 50,770 inhabitants. The province has a total population of 387,649 inhabitants and spans an area of . It is divided into 104 comuni (comune) and the provincial president is Mario Pupillo. Chieti's cathedral was first constructed during the 9th century but was reconstructed during the 13th century.
Battle of Ortona
The Battle of Ortona (20–28 December 1943) was a battle fought between two battalions of elite German Fallschirmjäger (paratroops) from the German 1st Parachute Division under Generalleutnant Richard Heidrich, and assaulting Canadian troops from the 1st Canadian Infantry Division under Major General Christopher Vokes. It was the culmination of the fighting on the Adriatic front in Italy during "Bloody December".
Winter Line
The Winter Line was a series of German and Italian military fortifications in Italy, constructed during World War II by Organisation Todt and commanded by Albert Kesselring. The series of three lines was designed to defend a western section of Italy, focused around the town of Monte Cassino, through which ran the important Highway 6 which led uninterrupted to Rome. The primary Gustav Line ran across Italy from just north of where the Garigliano River flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west, through the Apennine Mountains to the mouth of the Sangro River on the Adriatic coast in the east.
Chieti
Chieti (ˈkjɛːti, ˈkjeːti; Chiete, Chjïétë, Chjìtë; Theátē; Theate, Teate) is a city and comune (municipality) in Southern Italy, east of Rome. It is the capital of the province of Chieti, in the Abruzzo region. In Italian, the adjectival form is teatino and inhabitants of Chieti are called "teatini". The English form of this name is preserved in that of the Theatines, a Catholic religious order. Chieti is among the most ancient of Italian cities.
Lanciano
Lanciano (lanˈtʃaːno; Langiàne lanˈdʒɑːnə) is a town and comune in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 33,944 inhabitants as of 2023. The town is known for the first recorded Catholic Eucharistic Miracle. Lanciano is located about from the Adriatic Sea in an elevated spot. The town is located on hills and its town territory covers from Val di Sangro to Castelfrentano, and its elevation is about above sea level.
Abruzzo
Abruzzo (USɑːˈbruːtsoʊ,_əˈ-, UKæˈbrʊtsoʊ, aˈbruttso; Abbrùzze abˈbruttsə, Abbrìzze abˈbrittsə or Abbrèzze abˈbrɛttsə; Abbrùzzu), historically known as Abruzzi, is a region of Southern Italy with an area of 10,763 square km (4,156 sq mi) and a population of 1.3 million. It is divided into four provinces: L'Aquila, Teramo, Pescara, and Chieti. Its western border lies east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and north-west, Molise to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east.