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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Amatrice
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| official_name = Comune di Amatrice
| image_skyline = Amatrice - Corso.jpg
| image_caption = View of [[:wikt:en:corso#Italian|Corso]] [[Umberto I di Savoia|Umberto I]] in Amatrice before the [[August 2016 Central Italy earthquake|2016 earthquake]]
| image_shield = Amatrice-Stemma.svg
| image_map = Map of comune of Amatrice (province of Rieti, region Lazio, Italy).svg
| coordinates = {{coord|42|37|37|N|13|17|41|E|display=inline,title}}
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| region = [[Lazio]]
| province = [[Province of Rieti|Rieti]] (RI)
| frazioni = see [[Amatrice#Frazioni|list]]
| mayor = Antonio Fontanella
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| elevation_m = 955
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| area_total_km2 = 174
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| population_demonym = Amatriciani
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| saint = Filetta's Madonna
| day = [[Feast of the Ascension|Ascension Day]]
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.amatrice.rieti.it/}}
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'''Amatrice''' ({{IPA|it|amaˈtriːtʃe|lang}}; [[Sabino dialect|Sabino]]: {{lang|it|L'Amatrici}}) is a town and ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[province of Rieti]], in the [[Italy|Italian]] region of [[Lazio]], and the center of the food-agricultural area of [[Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park]]. The town was devastated by a [[August 2016 Central Italy earthquake|powerful earthquake]] on 24 August 2016. It is one of [[I Borghi più belli d'Italia]] ('The most beautiful villages of Italy').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://borghipiubelliditalia.it/lazio/|title=Lazio|access-date=1 August 2023|language=it}}</ref>
==History==
Archaeological discoveries show a human presence in the area of Amatrice since prehistoric times, and the remains of Roman buildings and tombs have also been found. After the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]], the area became part of the [[Lombards|Lombard]] [[Duchy of Spoleto]], included in the comitatus of [[Ascoli Piceno|Ascoli]]. The town of '''Matrice''' is mentioned in the papers of the [[Farfa Abbey]] in 1012 as commanding the confluence of the [[Tronto]] and [[Castellano (river)|Castellano]] rivers. In the year 900 the pope was from Amatrice.
===The medieval and early modern periods===
[[File:Sant'Agostino church in Amatrice, Italy in May 2011 (14815570486).jpg|thumb|left|154px|[[Sant'Agostino, Amatrice|Church of Sant'Agostino]] in May 2011]]
In 1265, during the reign of [[Manfred, King of Sicily|Manfred of Sicily]], Amatrice became part of the [[Kingdom of Naples]]. After the capture of Naples by the [[Capetian House of Anjou|Angevins]], Amatrice rebelled but was vanquished by [[Charles I of Anjou]] in 1274, although it maintained some sort of autonomy as an ''universitas''.
In the 14th and 15th century, Amatrice was frequently in conflict with the neighbouring ''[[Comune|comuni]]'' of [[Norcia]], [[Arquata del Tronto|Arquata]], and [[L'Aquila]], and its troops took part in the siege of L'Aquila under [[Braccio da Montone]]. In the course of the conflict between Angevins and the [[House of Barcelona|Aragonese]] for the possession of the Kingdom of Naples, Amatrice sided with Naples.
The [[Sant'Agostino, Amatrice|Church of Sant'Agostino]] (pictured left) was built in 1428.
In 1529, Amatrice was stormed by troops of [[Philibert of Chalon]], a general in the service of Emperor [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]], who gave it to its general Alessandro Vitelli.
The city was severely damaged by an [[1639 Amatrice earthquake|earthquake in 1639]].
Later, Amatrice was held by the [[Orsini family|Orsini]] and the [[House of Medici|Medici]] of [[Florence]], who kept it until 1737.
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===The modern period===
After the [[unification of Italy]] in the 19th century, Amatrice became part of the province of L'Aquila in the region of [[Abruzzo]], eventually being annexed to [[Lazio]] in 1927.
On 24 August 2016, [[August 2016 Central Italy earthquake|a powerful earthquake]] struck Amatrice,<ref name="Guardian-1">{{cite news|title='This used to be my home': Italians in shock after devastating earthquake|website=The Guardian|location=United Kingdom|date=24 August 2016 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/24/italy-earthquake-rescue-teams-dig-through-rubble-as-death-toll-rises |access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref> devastating the town and killing at least 295 people.<ref name="CNN">{{cite news|title=Italy earthquake leaves 159 dead; towns ruined|website=CNN|date=23 August 2016|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/23/europe/italy-earthquake|access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref> Sergio Pirozzi, at the time the mayor of Amatrice (in March 2018 he was elected in the [[Regional Council of Lazio]]<ref>{{cite web |  url = http://www.consiglio.regione.lazio.it/consiglio-regionale/?vw=consiglieri#.W7OCHq0UmUk | title = Composition of the Regional Council of Lazio | access-date= Oct 1, 2018 | website = regione.lazio.it | language = it}}</ref>), said that the town "is no more".<ref name="CNN"/> Later, Pirozzi said that "three-quarters of the town was destroyed".<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|title=Italy earthquake: Death toll rises to at least 159|website=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37171953|access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Italian town of Amatrice badly hit by quake, people under rubble – mayor|publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]]|date=24 August 2016|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/italy-quake-amatrice-idUSL8N1B5055|access-date=24 August 2016}}</ref> Nearby [[Accumoli]] and Pescara del Tronto were also devastated.
==Historical buildings==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:7px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-right:1px;"
|+Historical buildings and their condition after the 2016 earthquake
|-
!Building !!data-sort-type="isoDate"|Completed !!Status !!class="unsortable"|Additional elements / notes
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|Civic tower
|data-sort-value="1200-01-01"|13th century
|{{Yes|‡}}
|
|-
|[[Church of Sant'Agostino, Amatrice|Church of Sant'Agostino]]
|data-sort-value="1428-01-01"|1428
|{{No2|style=background-color:Silver;|1=†}}
|Includes a [[Gothic sculpture|Gothic]] portal and some frescoes, including the ''Annunciation'' and ''Madonna with Child and Angels''.
<div style="display:block; margin-top:3px; border-top:solid 1px Silver; padding:0px;">Severe damage after the earthquake: part of the roof and the upper half of the façade, including the rose window, collapsed.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amatrice, il crollo della chiesa di Sant'Agostino |language=it |work=askanews |date=24 August 2016 |url=http://www.askanews.it/cronaca/amatrice-il-crollo-della-chiesa-di-sant-agostino_711884012.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826170145/http://www.askanews.it/cronaca/amatrice-il-crollo-della-chiesa-di-sant-agostino_711884012.htm |archive-date=26 August 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref></div><div style="display:block; margin-top:3px; border-top:solid 1px Silver; padding:0px;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLDfu7PUfYE Video from inspection after the earthquake] is available.</div>
|-
|Church of Sant'Emidio
|data-sort-value="1400-01-01"|15th century
|{{No2|style=background-color:Silver;|1=†}}
|
|-
|Church of San Francesco
|nowrap data-sort-value="1350-01-01"|late 14th century
|
|Includes a marble Gothic portal and 15th century frescoes in the [[apse]].
<div style="display:block; margin-top:3px; border-top:solid 1px Silver; padding:0px;">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p1jqm1Pcj8 Video from inspection after the earthquake] is available.</div>
|-
|Church of Santa Maria Porta Ferrata
|
|{{No2|style=background-color:Silver;|1=†}}
|
|-
|[[Gothic architecture|Gothic church]]
|
|{{No2|style=background-color:Silver;|1=†}}
|Located in the ''frazione'' of San Martino
|-
|Sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie
|data-sort-value="1400-01-01"|15th century
|{{No2|style=background-color:Silver;|1=†}}
|Located on the alleged site of [[Marcus Terentius Varro]]'s villa
|-
|Sanctuary of Icona Passatora
|data-sort-value="1450-01-01"|late 15th century
|{{No2|style=background-color:Silver;|1=†}}
|Located in the ''frazione'' of Ferrazza
|-
|Oratory of Santa Maria di Loreto
|data-sort-value="1500-01-01"|late 16th century
|{{No2|style=background-color:Silver;|1=†}}
|Located in the ''frazione'' of Rio<ref name="CBC">{{cite news|title=Italian officials probing if high earthquake death toll result of building code infractions|website=[[CBC News]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/italian-officials-probing-if-high-earthquake-death-toll-result-of-building-code-infractions-1.3739167|access-date=29 August 2016}}</ref>
|-
|}
‡ Withstood the [[August 2016 Central Italy earthquake|2016 earthquake]] <br/>
† Did not withstand the earthquake
==Cuisine==
[[File:Bucatini allamatriciana.jpg|thumb|''[[Bucatini]] all'amatriciana''<ref name=bucatini>{{cite web
|url=https://www.lacucinaitaliana.com/recipe/pasta/bucatini-allamatriciana
|title=Best Bucatini all'Amatriciana
|publisher=La Cucina Italiana
|access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref>]]
Amatrice is especially famous for a [[pasta]] sauce, ''[[Amatriciana sauce|sugo all'amatriciana]]'',<ref>{{Cite book|title=Sauce|work=Williams Sonoma Collection|author=Brigit Binns|others=Chuck Williams (editor)|publisher=Simon and Schuster|date=2004|isbn=9780743261876|page=63}}</ref> usually served with a long pasta such as [[spaghetti]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gli Spaghetti all'amatriciana |url=https://www.comune.amatrice.rieti.it/gli-spaghetti-allamatriciana/ |access-date=5 April 2021 |publisher=Comune di Amatrice |language=it}}</ref> [[bucatini]],<ref name=bucatini/> or [[rigatoni]]. According to popular tradition, numerous cooks of the popes down the centuries came from Amatrice.{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}}
==People==
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*[[Nicola Filotesio]] (1480 or 1489–1547 or 1559), Italian painter, architect and sculptor of the [[Renaissance]] period
*Giovanni Domenico Roberto Minozzi (1884-1959), Italian Roman Catholic priest who founded Opera nazionale per il Mezzogiorno d'Italia
*[[Elio Augusto Di Carlo]] (1918–1998), Italian ornithologist, historian and physician
*[[Sara Pichelli]] (born 1983), artist
==''Frazioni''==
''[[Frazione|Frazioni]]'' (hamlets) of the town include Aleggia, Bagnolo, Capricchia, Casale, Casale Bucci, Casale Celli, Casale Masacci, Casale Nadalucci, Casalene, Casale Nibbi, Casale Sanguigni, Casale Sautelli, Casale Zocchi, Casali della Meta, Cascello, Castel Trione, Collalto, Collecreta, Collegentilesco, Collemagrone, Collemoresco, Collepagliuca, Colletroio, Colli, Conche, Configno, Cornelle, Cornillo Nuovo, Cornillo Vecchio, Cossara, Cossito, Crognale, Domo, Faizzone, Ferrazza, Filetto, Fiumatello, Francucciano, Le Forme, Moletano, Musicchio, Nommisci, Osteria della Meta, Pasciano, Patàrico, Petrana, Pinaco Arafranca, Poggio Vitellino, Prato, Preta, [[Rio (Amatrice)|Rio]], Retrosi, Roccapassa, Rocchetta, Saletta, San Benedetto, San Capone, San Giorgio, San Lorenzo a Pinaco, San Sebastiano, Santa Giusta, Sant'Angelo, San Tommaso, Scai, Sommati, Torrita, Torritella, Varoni, Villa San Cipriano, Villa San Lorenzo e Flaviano, and Voceto.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portaleabruzzo.com/nav/tabcomuni.asp?id=211|title=Comune di Amatrice(RI), 49 frazioni, 2.630 abitanti (ISTAT 2013)|first=Gianfranco|last=Pulsoni|access-date=24 August 2016|archive-date=28 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828041015/http://www.portaleabruzzo.com/nav/tabcomuni.asp?id=211|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Province of Rieti}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Lazio]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Province of Rieti]]
[[Category:Populated places destroyed by earthquakes]]
[[Category:Borghi più belli d'Italia]]
[[Category:Amatrice| ]]