Ortona Province of Chieti Abruzzo Italy
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Ortona

Ortona (Abruzzese: Urtónë; Ancient Greek: Ὄρτων, romanized: Órtōn) is a coastal town and municipality of the Province of Chieti in the Italian region of Abruzzo, with some 23,000 inhabitants. In 1943 Ortona was the site of the bloody Battle of Ortona, known as "Western Stalingrad". A patron saint of Ortona is Saint Thomas the Apostle (Tommaso), whose relics were brought to Ortona in the 13th century by a sailor and are kept in the Cathedral of Saint Thomas.
Known in ancient times as: Ortona
Periods/Settlements: hellenistic-republican, roman, late-antique

Distance between:

Rome to Ortona 103 Miles / 166 Kms
Milan to Ortona 338 Miles / 545 Kms
Venice to Ortona 238 Miles / 383 Kms


Postal Code 66026


Population 2020

Total: 22787
Total Men: 11038
Total Women: 11038

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