L'Aquila is the capital city of the region of Abruzzo in central Italy. With 70,421 inhabitants as of 2025, it is also the second-largest city in the region. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the Aterno river, it is surrounded by the Apennine Mountains, with the Gran Sasso d'Italia to the north-east.
- Country
- Italy, Kingdom of Italy
- Inception
- 1201, May 20, 1254, 1266
- Website
- http://www.comune.laquila.it