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Chieti is a city in central Italy, 200 km northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region. The belltower of the Cathedral of Chieti.Chieti lies on a crest along the Pescara River a few kilometers away from the Adriatic Sea, and with the Maiella and Gran Sasso mountains in the background. As Teate Marrucinorum, Chieti was the chief town of the Marrucini, the whole of whose territory was placed under its municipal jurisdiction by the Romans, after the Social War. During the World War II Chieti, as it was not bombed because declared Open City (like Rome), welcomed many refugees from the near towns and villages. Under the church of SS. Pietro e Paolo and the adjoining houses are extensive substructures (in opus reticulatum and brickwork) of the 1st century CE, belonging to a building erected by M. Vectius Marcellus (probably mentioned by Pliny, H.N., II., 199) and Helvidia Priscilla. There are also remains of large reservoirs and of a theatre. The municipal district of Chieti is in the region/district of Abruzzo and it's in the province of Chieti. the postcode is 66100 and the code number is +39 0871. Inhabitants are 50.171 and the surface is about 58 km2, with a density of population about 857 people for km2. Distance: from Rome 148 km, from Florence 285 km and from Venice 374 km.
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