Editing Teramo

{{Short description|City and comune in Abruzzo, Italy}}
{{Infobox Italian comune
| name                = Teramo
| native_name         = {{native name|nap|Tèreme}}
| official_name       = Città di Teramo
| image_skyline       = PalazzoCastelli.jpg
| image_caption       = Palazzo Castelli.
| image_shield        =Teramo-Stemma.svg 
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| region              = [[Abruzzo]]
| province            = [[Province of Teramo|Teramo]] (TE)
| frazioni            = See [[Teramo#Frazioni|list]]
| mayor               = Gianguido D'Alberto 
| mayor_party         = Independent
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m         = 265
| area_footnotes      = 
| area_total_km2      = 152.84
| population_footnotes = 
| population_as_of    = January 1, 2023<ref>{{cite web |last1=Citypopulation |title=Abruzzo Region |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/italy/cities/abruzzo/}}</ref>
| population_total    = 51548
| pop_density_footnotes = 
| population_demonym  = Teramani
|telephone=|postalcode=64100|istat=| saint               = [[Saint Berardo]]
| day                 = December 19
| website             = {{official website|http://www.comune.teramo.it}}
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| postal_code         = 64100
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'''Teramo''' ({{IPA|it|ˈtɛːramo|-|It-Teramo.ogg}}; {{langx|nap|label=[[Neapolitan language|Abruzzese]]|Tèreme}} {{IPA|nap|ˈtɛːrəmə|}}) is a city and ''[[comune]]'' in the [[Italy|Italian]] region of [[Abruzzo]], the capital of the [[province of Teramo]].

The city, {{convert|150|km|0|abbr=off}} from [[Rome]], is situated between the highest mountains of  the [[Apennine Mountains|Apennines]] ([[Gran Sasso d'Italia]]) and the [[Adriatic coast]]. The town is located by the confluence of the Vezzola and [[Tordino]] rivers,  on a hillside area where the terrain features along with the [[Mediterranean climate]] make the territory rich in [[vineyard]]s and [[olive grove]]s.

The economy of the town is mostly based on activities connected with agriculture and commerce, as well as a sound industrial sector: textiles, foods, engineering, building materials and ceramics.  Teramo can be reached from the A14 and the A24 motorways.

==Climate==
The climate in the region is described as fresh-temperate. During the coolest month, which is January, temperatures average around {{convert|5.5|°C|1|abbr=on}}. On the other hand, during the warmest month, July, temperatures average around {{convert|24|°C|0|abbr=on}}. In winter, the region experiences significant snowfall, as observed in 2005. Precipitation is not frequent and is mainly concentrated in late spring. Summers in the area are characterised by days of relatively high temperatures.

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|Feb record high C = 22.2
|Mar record high C = 26.4
|Apr record high C = 28.4
|May record high C = 34.5
|Jun record high C = 38.8
|Jul record high C = 40.2
|Aug record high C = 40.5
|Sep record high C = 38.2
|Oct record high C = 31.0
|Nov record high C = 25.7
|Dec record high C = 24.5
|Jan record low C = -10.1
|Feb record low C = -11.9
|Mar record low C = -7.1
|Apr record low C = -2.8
|May record low C = -0.2
|Jun record low C = 5.8
|Jul record low C = 9.2
|Aug record low C = 8.2
|Sep record low C = 5.2
|Oct record low C = 0.9
|Nov record low C = -5.4
|Dec record low C = -7.0
|Jan high C = 10.8
|Feb high C = 11.4
|Mar high C = 14.9
|Apr high C = 18.1
|May high C = 22.9
|Jun high C = 27.1
|Jul high C = 29.7
|Aug high C = 30.2
|Sep high C = 25.3
|Oct high C = 20.8
|Nov high C = 15.6
|Dec high C = 11.7
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|Jan mean C = 6.8
|Feb mean C = 7.1
|Mar mean C = 10.1
|Apr mean C = 13.1
|May mean C = 17.7
|Jun mean C = 21.2
|Jul mean C = 23.7
|Aug mean C = 24.2
|Sep mean C = 19.9
|Oct mean C = 16.1
|Nov mean C = 11.4
|Dec mean C = 7.7
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|Jan low C = 2.7
|Feb low C = 2.7
|Mar low C = 5.4
|Apr low C = 8.2
|May low C = 12.4
|Jun low C = 15.3
|Jul low C = 17.7
|Aug low C = 18.1
|Sep low C = 14.5
|Oct low C = 11.4
|Nov low C = 7.2
|Dec low C = 3.7
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|Jan precipitation mm = 59.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 52.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 66.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 73.9
|May precipitation mm = 61.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 60.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 50.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 53.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 64.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 77.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 83.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 77.3
|year precipitation mm = 
| Jan precipitation days = 6.6
| Feb precipitation days = 6.6
| Mar precipitation days = 7.7
| Apr precipitation days = 8.0
| May precipitation days = 7.6
| Jun precipitation days = 6.8
| Jul precipitation days = 5.4
| Aug precipitation days = 5.4
| Sep precipitation days = 6.1
| Oct precipitation days = 7.2
| Nov precipitation days = 8.3
| Dec precipitation days = 8.7
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| source 1 = Climi e viaggi<ref name=Clim>{{cite web
| url = https://www.climieviaggi.it/clima/italia/teramo
| title = Clima - Teramo (Abruzzo)
| publisher= Climi e viaggi
| access-date = 28 November 2024}}</ref>
| source 2 = Regione Abruzzo (preciptiation 1951–2000)<ref name=Clim2>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240630102234/https://www.regione.abruzzo.it/system/files/agricoltura/agrometereologia/VALORI_MEDI_CLIMATICI_NELLA_REGIONE_ABRUZZO.pdf
| archive-date = 30 June 2024
| url = https://www.regione.abruzzo.it/system/files/agricoltura/agrometereologia/VALORI_MEDI_CLIMATICI_NELLA_REGIONE_ABRUZZO.pdf
| title = VALORI MEDI CLIMATICI DAL 1951 AL 2000 NELLA REGIONE ABRUZZO
| publisher= Regione Abruzzo
| access-date = 30 June 2024}}</ref>
}}

== Name ==

'''Interamna''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: {{lang|grc|Ἰντέραμνα}}: [[ethnonym|Eth.]] Interamnas, Interamnātis) was the name of several cities in different parts of Italy. Its etymology, already pointed out by [[Marcus Terentius Varro|Varro]] and [[Sextus Pompeius Festus|Festus]], indicates their position at the confluence of two streams.<ref>"inter amnes", Varro ''L. L.'' v.28, Fest. ''v.'' Amnes, p. 17, Müll.</ref> The form "Interamnium" (Greek: {{lang|grc|Ἰντεράμνιον}}), and the ethnic form Interamnis are also found, but more rarely.  The name referred to the two rivers Vezzola and Tordino, between which it lies.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}

The name is already defined  in extant manuscripts of the ''Liber Coloniarum'' into '''Teramne''', whence its modern form of Teramo. But in the [[Middle Ages]] it appears to have been known also by the name of '''Aprutium''', supposed to be a corruption of '''Praetutium''', or rather of the name of the people [[Praetutii]], applied (as was so often the case in [[Gaul]]) to their chief city. Thus the name ''Abrutium'' is present among the cities of [[Picenum]] enumerated by the ''Geographer of Ravenna'' (iv. 31); and under the [[Lombards]] a ''comes Aprutii'' is mentioned. The name has been retained in that of [[Abruzzo]], now a region of Italy.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}

== History ==
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===Pre Roman Age===
A settlement of the 1st  millennium BC and  some buildings of ancient [[Italic tribes]] were the object of archaeological excavations. The most ancient historical remains were found in the outskirts of the city, precisely in the neighborhood Madonna delle grazie, where, among many, a burial place with a dagger and a halberd were found. Allegedly, the development of the old settlement was due to the commercial center founded by the [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscan]] civilization.

According to the Roman author [[Sextus Julius Frontinus]], the ancient Perut or Pretut (meaning "Hill surrounded by waters") strongly developed in dimensions and importance until it became the capital of the [[Praetutii]] tribe.

===Roman age ===
[[File:AnfiteatroTeramo.jpg|thumb|Roman Amphitheatre]]
[[File:Teatro romano di Teramo018.jpg|thumb|Roman theatre]]

In the [[battle of Sentinum]] (295 BC), the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] defied  the Italian confederation (Sabellians, Etrusci, Umbri and their allies the [[Gauls]]), starting the [[Samnite Wars]]. In 290 BC, the Sabine area, along with the [[Praetutii]]’s region was occupied by the legions sent by the consul [[Manius Curius Dentatus]]. The city took the Latin name of '''Interamnia Praetuttiorum''' or '''Interamnia Praetutia''' ("City of the Praetutii between two rivers"). During the reign of [[Augustus]] Interamnia is included in the  Picenum district. The area of the current province was  divided from south to north into the  Ager Hatrianus, Ager Praetutianus and Ager Palmense.

After the [[Social War (220–217 BC)|Second Social War]], Interamnia became a municipium. The city lost  the status of Municipium because of the participation of [[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]] in the [[Social War (91–88 BC)|Social war]] (91–88 BC), but the city will subsequently regain it for expressed will of [[Julius Caesar]].

During the Roman age, thanks to its nearness to the capital of the empire, the city lived a  prosperous and favorable moment as proven by the numerous mosaics,  theater, thermal baths and the amphitheater remains. As historians like [[Ptolemy]], [[Livy]] and [[Pliny the Elder|Pliny]] remember, the city reached its best period under the emperor [[Hadrian]], with the constructions of the temples dedicated to [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]] and [[Apollo]].

===Middle Ages===
Little is known about Teramo in the early Middle Ages, after  first destruction of the city in the year 410 by the [[Visigoths]] under [[Alaric I]]. The [[Ostrogoths]] ruled Interamnia 552–554 AD. Right after the [[Gothic War (6th century)]], the city became a [[Byzantine]] possession. Teramo was included in the [[Marchia Firmana]], part of the [[Exarchate of Ravenna]]. Later it was a [[Lombards|Lombard]] fief and part of the [[Duchy of Spoleto]].

In 1129, the city was conquered by the  [[Italo-Normans|Normans]], as part of the  [[County of Apulia]]. In 1140, it became a  possession of [[Roger II of Sicily]], the first [[King of Sicily]]. During the strife following Roger's coronation, Teramo was destroyed by a Norman force under [[Robert II of Loritello]]. Only the tower of Piazza Sant’Anna was saved from this sack; from this moment on it will be called Torre Bruciata (burnt tower). In 1268, the domination of the [[House of Hohenstaufen]], who had inherited Sicily from Roger II's line, ended; they were replaced by  the [[Capetian House of Anjou|House of Anjou]].

The ecclesiastical authority of the Aprutina Diocese, led by the bishops Rainaldo Acquaviva, Niccolò degli Arcioni (1317), Stefano da Teramo (1335) and Pietro di Valle (1366) boosted the city's economy, as witnessed by the construction of castles, churches, cloisters and palaces along with the great privileges granted by the sovereigns. Within the following two centuries Teramo became part of the [[Kingdom of Naples]].

===Renaissance and modern era ===
The 15th century saw the struggles between the most important families of the city (De Valle and Melatino). The exemplary hanging of 13 followers of Melatino's family is still remembered in a stone shield in the very center of the city. The monument represents two heads with their tongues out under the writing “A lo parlare agi mesura” (mind what you say).

During the first years of the century, the tyrant Antonello de Valle was assassinated; his castle, located in what is now [[Garibaldi]] Square, was demolished. The legend says that the belligerence between the families ended thanks to the women of the city who proclaimed a strike of affection. Despite the internal struggles, the city lived a very developed cultural period in the century. Artists like Jacobello del Fiore and [[Nicola da Guardiagrele]] were called to work in the city, which had  commercial relationship with [[Tuscany]] and [[Venice]].

After the death of [[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand II]], [[Charles II of Spain]] sold  Teramo to the Duke of [[Atri, Italy|Atri]] for 40,000 ducats. The people of Teramo rebelled, but with no result. In 1626 Teramo was struck by an earthquake, followed four years later by the plague.  From 1707, after of the [[War of the Spanish Succession]], the [[Habsburg monarchy]] rules the whole [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]] for 27 years. During the [[Age of Enlightenment]] Teramo is an active centre of intellectual life, especially with [[Melchiorre Delfico (caricaturist)|Melchiorre Delfico]], a notable poet, composer and Italian philosopher. In 1798 French troops entered Teramo, and though they were initially repulsed by the citizens, they returned a few days later, sacking the whole city.

In 1806, [[Napoleon]] defeated the troops of [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies]], and Teramo became a French possession until 1815, when it reverted to the [[Kingdom of Naples]].  King [[Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies]] visited the city in 1832, 1844 and 1847.  In 1890, the Observatory of Collurania was founded.

===Contemporary age===
In 1925,the first Italian Psychoanalytic Society was founded in Teramo.

During [[World War II]], on 25 June 1943, German troops arrived in Teramo and proceeded to Bosco Martese where they fought against the men of the [[Resistance during World War II|Resistance]] movement. The episode is remembered as the "Battle of Bosco Martese".

In 1972, the first edition of [[Interamnia World Cup]] was held.

The [[University of Teramo]] was founded in the city in 1993.

[[File:Anfiteatro di Teramo + Duomo.jpg|thumb|250px|Remains of the amphitheatre, with the cathedral  in the background.]]

== Main sights ==
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The city's main attractions include:
[[File:Duomo di Teramo - facciata principale.jpg|thumb|250px|Teramo Cathedral.]]
*the [[Cathedral of Saint Berardo]], built in 1158 by bishop Guido II, in Romanesque style. It has a  portal in Gothic style, finished in 1332 by the Roman master Deodato di Cosma. It houses a  silver [[paliotto|antependium]] by [[Nicola of Guardiagrele]] (with 35 scenes of the life of Jesus) and a [[polyptych]] by the Venetian artist Jacobello del Fiore depicting the Incoronation of the Virgin. Annexed is a {{convert|50|m|ft|0|abbr=off|adj=mid|-tall}} bell tower.
*the Romanesque church of Sant'Antonio (1127), with a decorated portal. The interior, with a single nave, was renovated along Baroque lines.
*the church of San Getulio, built in the early Middle Ages on the ruins of a Roman temple, finally destroyed in 1155 by the Normans. Only the presbyterium and some Romanesque elements of the original building remain today.
*the church of San Domenico (14th century) with a fine Virgin with Child.
*the sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie (also known as Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie). It has a  Romanesque cloister and a 15th-century miraculous wooden statue of the Virgin, attributed to Silvestro dell'Aquila.
*the Palazzo Vescovile ("Bishops Palace"), from the 14th century.
*the remains of the Roman theatre (built about 30 BC) and of the amphitheatre (about 3rd–4th century AD). Under Palazzo Savini are remains of a Roman [[domus]], including a 1st-century BC [[opus tessellatum]] pavement which depicts a fighting lion and other decorative elements.
*the ''Torre Bruciata'' ("Burnt Tower"), a Roman tower from the 2nd century BC, in [[opus quadratum]]. The name derives from the traces left by the siege in 1156 by [[Robert III of Loritello]].
*Church of ''Santa Maria de Praediis'' (10th–11th centuries), built using materials from the destroyed castle and Roman villas and temples.

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations|1861|19961|1871|20639|1881|20844|1901|24972|1911|26174|1921|27275|1931|31790|1936|33796|1951|38643|1961|41899|1971|47804|1981|51092|1991|51756|2001|51023|2011|54294|2021|51849|footnote=Source: [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy)|ISTAT]]|cols=2|align=none}}

== Culture ==

An art exhibit, ''Maggio Festeggiante'', is held each May.  The summer calendar includes the Teramo Literary Prize and the [[Interamnia World Cup]], an international handball event.  A week in October is also dedicated to an international photography of film show.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}

===University of Teramo ===

The [[University of Teramo]] offers five faculties, 24 bachelor's degree courses, 35 master's, six postgraduate schools and 10 departments. The Coste Sant'Agostino Campus holds the faculties of [[Law]], [[Communication Sciences]], and [[Political Science]]. The university is going through a period of internationalization by offering scholarships to students from all over of the world.

===Osservatorio Collurania===
The Observatory of Teramo was founded by [[Vincenzo Cerulli]] in 1890–1891, and donated to the Italian administration in 1891. Starting from 1994, the observatory owns an {{convert|80|cm|in|1|adj=mid|-diameter}} optical telescope.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}

== Government ==
[[File:Teramo notturna.JPG|thumb|250px|City Hall.]]
{{See also|List of mayors of Teramo}}

At the municipal level, the City of Teramo has a council made up of the mayor and councilmen that are elected every 5 years. in Italy every citizen over 18 has the right to vote.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}

==Twin towns — sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy}}
Teramo is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Useful info|url=https://www.discoverteramo.it/en/Location/Teramo/180-27-1.html#tab_c04|website=Discover Teramo |publisher=Consorzio B.I.M. Teramo |access-date=2019-12-22}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Berane]], Montenegro, since 1982
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Memmingen]], Germany, since 1986
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Rishon LeZion]], Israel, since 1988
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague 7]], Czech Republic, since 2005
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ribeirão Preto]], Brazil, since 2005
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Gorzów Wielkopolski]], Poland, since 2007
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ávila, Spain|Ávila]], Spain, since 2010
*{{flagicon|CYP}} [[Strovolos]], Cyprus, since 2010
*{{flagicon|CYP}} [[Aglandjia]], Cyprus, since 2011
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== Notable people ==
People born in or around Teramo include:
* [[Berardo da Pagliara]], (?-1123), [[bishop]] and [[patron saint]] of the city and diocese
* [[Melchiorre Delfico (economist)|Melchiorre Delfico]], (1744–1835), [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] philosopher
* [[Melchiorre Delfico (caricaturist)|Melchiorre Delfico]], (1825–1895), [[Caricature|caricaturist]]
* [[Vincenzo Cerulli]] (1859–1927), astronomer
* [[Ivan Graziani]], (1945–1997), singer-songwriter
* [[Marco Pannella]] (1930–2016), politician
* [[Francesco Possenti]], (1838–1861), also known as [[Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows]].   Patron saint of Abruzzo
* [[Felice Centofanti]], (1969–present), a former [[soccer]] player
* [[Marco Mordente]], (1979–present), Basketball player
* [[Gianni Di Venanzo]], (1920–1966), cinematographer
* [[Gaia Sabbatini]] (born 1999), Italian middle-distance runner

== Neighborhoods ==
* [[Quartiere Il Castello (Teramo)|Il Castello]]
* [[Quartiere Colleparco (Teramo)|Colleparco]]
* [[Quartiere Gammarana (Teramo)|Gammarana]]
* [[Cona (Teramo)|Madonna della Cona]]
* [[Quartiere San Berardo (Teramo)|San Berardo]]
* [[Quartiere San Benedetto (Teramo)|San Benedetto]]
* [[Quartiere San Leonardo (Teramo)|San Leonardo]]
* [[Quartiere Santa Maria a Bitetto (Teramo)|Santa Maria a Bitetto]]
* [[Quartiere Santo Spirito (Teramo)|Santo Spirito]]
* [[Quartiere Villa Mosca (Teramo)|Villa Mosca]]
* [[Quartiere Villa Pavone (Teramo)|Villa Pavone]]
* [[Quartiere Piano della Lenta (Teramo)|Piano della Lenta]]
* [[Quartiere Colleatterrato (Teramo)|Colleatterrato]]
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== ''Frazioni'' ==
''[[frazione|Frazioni]]'' within the commune of Teramo include:

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* Cannelli
* [[Caprafico, Teramo|Caprafico]]
* [[Castagneto]]
* Castrogno
* Cavuccio
* Cerreto
* Chiareto
* Colle Caruno
* Colleatterrato Alto
* Colleminuccio
* Colle Santa Maria
* Forcella 
* [[Frondarola]]
* Galeotti
* Garrano
* [[Garrano Basso]]
* Magnanella
* Miano
* [[Monticelli (Teramo)|Monticelli]]
* [[Nepezzano]]
* Pantaneto
* Poggio Cono
* Piano D'Accio
* Piano della Lenta
* Poggio San Vittorino
* Ponzano
* Putignano
* [[Rapino (Teramo)|Rapino]]
* Rocciano
* Rupo
* Sardinara
* Saccoccia
* San Nicolò a Tordino
* San Pietro ad Lacum
* [[Sant'Atto]]
* [[Santa Reparata (Civitella del Tronto)|Santa Reparata]]
* [[Scapriano]]
* Sciusciano
* Sorrenti
* [[Spiano]]
* [[Tofo Sant'Eleuterio]]
* Tordinia
* Turri
* [[Valle Pezzata]]
* [[Valle San Giovanni]]
* [[Valle Soprana]]
* Varano
* Villa Falchini
* Villa Gesso
* [[Villa Ripa]]
* Villa Romita
* Villa Stanghieri
* Villa Taraschi
* Villa Viola
* [[Villa Vomano]]
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== Sport ==
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=== Basketball===
[[Teramo Basket]] was a basketball team playing in [[Serie A]], the Italian professional basketball league. They finished third in the league in 2009 which qualified them for the [[ULEB Eurocup|Eurocup]] in 2010. Italian and American players have appeared with the team, including [[Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1984)|Bobby Jones]], [[Clay Tucker]], [[Jaycee Carroll]], [[Roger Powell (basketball)|Roger Powell]], and [[Hassan Adams]]. They dissolved in 2012 due to financial issues.

===Football===
[[Teramo Calcio]] was founded on 15 July 1913.

The "Gaetano Bonolis" stadium hosts concerts and football matches. It has a capacity of 8,000.

===Handball===

[[HC Teramo 2002]] team won the [[Serie A1 (women's handball)|Italian top league]] in 2012 in [[Team Handball|handball]]. The club also has a counterpart men's team.

Every July, the city hosts the [[Interamnia World Cup]], an international handball tournament with teams from all over the world.

===Other sports===
Other sports practiced in Teramo are: tennis (the city hosts an international tournament once a year), [[Rugby union|rugby]], [[water polo]] and [[rallying]] with Rally of Teramo. The ''Maratonina pretuziana'' short marathon is celebrated every year.

Teramo [[torball]] is the team that has won the most titles in Italy; it has also won a Champion's league.

== Gastronomy ==
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The provincial [[Teramo gastronomy]] is known for its variety and richness.  Typical ingredients include agnello (lamb), peperoncino (hot pepper), formaggio pecorino (sheep milk cheeses), and slow roasted pork. Common wines are the renowned [[Montepulciano d'Abruzzo|Montepulciano]] and Trebbiano d'Abruzzo.

Typical dishes from Teramo and the surrounding communities include the following:
* scrippelle – This dish is served in the throughout the Teramo province and is somewhat similar to French [[crêpe]]s, although typically made without milk. There are two common variations. The first is scrippelle 'mbusse – (dialect for scrippelle in brodo or broth) and consists of scrippelle rolled up in [[Pecorino]] or [[Parmesan]] cheese and served in chicken broth.  A second variation is [[timballo]] – scrippelle layered with [[ragù]], meat or tiny [[meatball]]s (polpettini), various cheeses such as [[scamorza]], and sometimes peas (piselli).
* [[maccheroni alla chitarra]] – a flat, stringlike egg pasta which takes its name from the wooden instrument, basically a wooden frame strung with fine metal wire, called a chitarra (guitar), used to cut the pasta.
* [[mazzarelle]] – lamb's lung and innards wrapped in beet greens or chard and braised in white wine or tomato sauce. Not for the faint of heart and not to be confused with mozzarella cheese.
* virtù – a vegetable soup typically prepared in May of each year to celebrate spiritual redemption and the bountiful virtues of the Earth.  It is made with a wide variety of locally grown vegetables and  typically includes "annit" (a type of wild fennel).
* [[tacchino alla canzanese]] – a dish famous in the nearby provincial town of Canzano.  Made by slow baking a turkey in gelatin (an ancient method of preserving meat) and typically served cold.
* [[vino cotto]] – a fortified wine, found also in the [[Marche]] region, produced by slowly boiling down grape juice before fermentation and aging thus producing a sweet and rich dessert-type of wine.  Consumed both straight up and in cooking.
* ''[[caggiunitti]]'' – deep fried almond fritters typically made with chocolate and chestnuts.
* bocconotti – traditional Teramo dish, known with different variations in the rest of Italy, sweet typical of Montorio Al Vomano (city in the province of Teramo) covered with shortcrust pastry and stuffed with grape jam, chocolate and toasted almonds.

[[File:SanDomenico.jpg|thumb|250px|Church of San Domenico.]]

==Transportation==

Teramo is located {{convert|150|km|0|abbr=off}} away from [[Rome]], to which it is  connected through the A24 highway called Teramo-[[Rome]].
By railways, Teramo is connected with [[Pescara]].{{Cn|date=February 2025}}

The nearest airport is the “[[Abruzzo Airport]]”. It is {{convert|65|km|0|abbr=off}} away from the city center and it is connected to the city through highway A14.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}

== See also ==
*[[Colle Caruno]]
*[[Museo Civico di Teramo]]
*[[Museo archeologico Francesco Savini]]

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