Pescasseroli

Pescasseroli
Country	Italy
region	Abruzzo
province	L'Aquila  (AQ)
Coordinates	41 ° 48 '  N , 13 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 48 '18 "  N , 13 ° 47' 23"  E
height	1167  m slm
surface	92.35 km²
Residents	2,126 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	23 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	67032
prefix	0863
ISTAT number	066068
Popular name	Pescasserolesi
Patron saint	Simon Peter
Website	Pescasseroli
Town hall in Pescasseroli

Pescasseroli is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 2126 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo . The municipality is located about 85 kilometers southeast of L'Aquila am Sangro and borders directly on the province of Frosinone ( Lazio ). Neighboring municipalities are Alvito (FR), Bisegna , Campoli Appennino (FR), Gioia dei Marsi , Lecce nei Marsi , Opi , San Donato Val di Comino (FR), Scanno , Villavallelonga .

Pescasseroli belongs to the Comunità Montana Alto Sangro Cinque Miglia and is part of the Abruzzo, Latium and Molise National Park . The national park administration is also located here.

history

The Monte delle Vitelle

The place name probably comes from the Latin pesculum ( high place ).

The municipality was a stage of the Giro d'Italia 1971 .

Economy and Transport

The former Strada statale 83 Marsicana (now a regional road) leads through the municipality from Cerchio to Scontrone . The nearby Monte delle Vitelle (1966 meters) is an area for ski tourism.

Community partnerships

• Foggia , Province of Foggia
• Candela , Province of Foggia
• Castellane , Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

Born in Pescasseroli

• Benedetto Croce (1866–1952), philosopher, humanist, historian, politician, art historian and critic

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

Web links

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