Avezzano ( IPA : or ; marsicano dialect : ) is a city and '' comune '' with a population of about 42,500 inhabitants , situated in the Abruzzo region , province of L'Aquila , Italy . It is the second most populous municipality in the province and the sixth in the region . Avezzano was documented as an existing urban center in the ninth century . The city was destroyed by the earthquake of 1915 . It was rebuilt after the 1944 Allied bombing . The city was decorated with the silver medal for civil merit , an award granted by the Italian Republic
earthquake of 1915
1915 Avezzano earthquake
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