Pescina

Pescina
Country	Italy
region	Abruzzo
province	L'Aquila  (AQ)
Coordinates	42 ° 2 '  N , 13 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 1 '35 "  N , 13 ° 39' 32"  E
height	735  m slm
surface	37.51 km²
Residents	3,949 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	105 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	67057
prefix	0863
ISTAT number	066069
Popular name	Pescinesi
Website	Pescina
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Pescina is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 3949 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo . The municipality is located about 45 kilometers southeast of L'Aquila at the Parco naturale regional Sirente-Velino . Pescina is part of the Comunità Montana Valle del Giovenco .

history

In Pescina there is the co-cathedral of the former diocese of Marsi, today: diocese of Avezzano . The bishopric of the Marsi diocese was initially in the neighboring parish of San Benedetto dei Marsi and was transferred to Pescina in 1580. With the earthquake of 1915 , which destroyed large parts of Pescina, it was moved to Avezzano in 1924 .

traffic

The A25 motorway runs through the municipality from Pescara towards the province of Rieti . Pescina train station is on the railway line from Rome via Sulmona to Pescara.

sons and daughters of the town

• Piero Pacini (1440–1513), printer
• Jules Mazarin (1602–1661), cardinal and first minister under Louis XIV.
• Michel Mazarin (1605-1648), cardinal
• Ignazio Silone (1900–1978), writer
• Luciano Zauri (* 1978), former football player (defender / midfielder)

Web links

Commons : Pescina  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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