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    Guilmi

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    Guilmi
    Comune
    Comune di Guilmi
    Location of Guilmi
    Map
    Guilmi is located in Italy
    Guilmi
    Guilmi
    Location of Guilmi in Italy
    Guilmi is located in Abruzzo
    Guilmi
    Guilmi
    Guilmi (Abruzzo)
    Coordinates: 42°0′N 14°29′E / 42.000°N 14.483°E / 42.000; 14.483
    CountryItaly
    RegionAbruzzo
    ProvinceChieti (CH)
    Area
    [1]
     • Total
    		12 km2 (5 sq mi)
    Elevation
    		674 m (2,211 ft)
    Population
     (2004)[2]
     • Total
    		486
     • Density41/km2 (100/sq mi)
    Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
     • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
    Postal code
    66050
    Dialing code0872

    Guilmi is a comune and town in the Province of Chieti, in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

    Geography

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    It is located on a hill Colle San Giovanni nearby the Sinello valley, from which the skyline of the village clearly sticks out with the profile of the water cistern and the church of Santa Maria Immacolata.

    History

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    According to legend, the village, then called Tripaldi, lay on both banks of the Sinello river, until it was destroyed around 1720 by an invasion of termites.

    Festivals

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    The patron of Guilmi is Saint Nicholas of Bari, celebrated on May 4 and 5 with a procession in traditional costumes where the women carry on their heads the conca, that is a brass vase filled with traditional foods and sweets, which is sold in order to make offering to the church. Other feasts: St. Mary Magdalen on July 21. Sagra della ventricina on August 14. The ventricina is a typical salami from Guilmi made with pork meat and spices.

    References

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