Ofena (Abruzzese: ) is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is located in the natural park known as the "Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park". The comune/village is home to a vast and rich history of a community that has existed for many hundreds of years.
History
A letter of Pope Simplicius dated 19 November 475 speaks of a Bishop Gaudentius of Aufinium, the Latin name by which the town was known, against whom three neighbouring bishops had laid complaints.Luigi Mezzadri, Maurizio Tagliaferri, Elio Guerriero, Le diocesi d'Italia, San Paolo, 2008, vol. III, p. 842Valerio Neri, I marginali nell'Occidente tardoantico, Edipuglia 1998, pp. 106–107Francesco Lanzoni, Le origini delle diocesi antiche d'Italia, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1923, pp. 238 e 245
No longer a residential bishopric, Aufinium is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.Annuario Pontificio 2013 (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ), p. 944
Sports In the southern part of the city of Ofena is the Campo Sportivo Comunale di Ofena, a public football field.
Administration The following are the mayors of Ofena since 1998. +PeriodMayorPartyNotes4 July 19887 June 1993Bruno GentileChristian Democracy7 June 199328 April 1997Bruno GentileChristian Democracy28 April 199714 May 2001Bruno GentileCenter14 May 200130 May 2006Anna Rita ColettiCivic list30 May 200616 May 2011Anna Rita ColettiCivic list16 May 201127 March 2016Mauro CastagnaUnited Civic List for Ofena6 June 2016Antonio SilveriUnited Civic List for Ofena
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