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Castrovalva, Anversa degli Abruzzi

Coordinates: 41°59′00″N 13°48′48″E / 41.98333°N 13.81333°E / 41.98333; 13.81333
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Castrovalva
View of Castrovalva.
View of Castrovalva.
Castrovalva is located in Italy
Castrovalva
Castrovalva
Coordinates: 41°59′00″N 13°48′48″E / 41.98333°N 13.81333°E / 41.98333; 13.81333
Country Italy
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceL'Aquila
CommuneAnversa degli Abruzzi
Population
 (2001)
 • Total56
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Castrovalva[1] is a frazione of Anversa degli Abruzzi, a comune in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo, region of Italy. The village, which clings to the top of a steep hill, was depicted in M.C. Escher's 1930 lithograph "Castrovalva". The first serial of the 19th season in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who is entitled Castrovalva, which was first broadcast in 1982.

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  1. ^ Angelo Caranfa, Alta Valle del Sagittario, in Vienna Tordone (ed), Thomas Ashby. Travels in Abruzzo (1901-1923), Cinisello Balsamo, Silvana Editoriale, British School at Rome, 2011, pp. 201–204. Vintage news and photos about the Sagittarius Valley and Castrovalva.