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Atri (ancient Adria, Atria, Hadria or Hatria) is a village in the Italian province of Teramo in the Abruzzi region, located about 10 km from the coast of the Adriatic Sea. 11,201 people live there (as at 31 December 2006). In ancient times belonged to Hadria Picenum. The first inhabitants of the city could have been Illyrians, Etruscans, but also (as the daughter of founding of the colony on the Adriatic Sea joins the Po?). Since about 290 BC Roman colony, it was Latin rights. Hadria came from the family of the Roman emperor Hadrian, under which it was named Colonia Aelia Hadria. In medieval times Atri built a 1305 initiate Cathedral. For a long time it belonged to the royal family Aquaviva, before 1757 the Kingdom of Naples came. Atri is one of the most beautiful cities in the Abruzzo region. It has many old buildings. The entire downtown area is built on Roman ruins. (...) more....
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