Pescocostanzo

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Pescocostanzo
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Pescocostanzo (Italy)
Pescocostanzo
Country Italy
region Abruzzo
province L'Aquila  (AQ)
Coordinates 41 ° 53 '  N , 14 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 53 '14 "  N , 14 ° 3' 59"  E
height 1395  m slm
surface 52.16 km²
Residents 1,134 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 22 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 67033
prefix 0864
ISTAT number 066070
Popular name Pescolani
Patron saint San Felice
Website Pescocostanzo
Pescocostanzo
Pescocostanzo

Pescocostanzo is an Italian commune in the province of L'Aquila . The place is part of the plateau "Altopiano delle cinque miglia" and lies within the Majella National Park . The municipality is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy) and borders directly on the province of Chieti .

1134 residents live here (as of December 31, 2019). The neighboring towns are Ateleta , Cansano , Palena ( CH ), Pettorano sul Gizio , Rivisondoli , Rocca Pia and Roccaraso .

The Pescocostanzo train station is the second highest on the Italian rail network with a height of 1268.82  m slm . Only the station at the Brenner Pass on the border between Italy and Austria is even higher.

Pescocostanzo has a basilica (Basilica Santa Maria del Colle), which is counted among the most beautiful in Italy. Due to its location, the place is heavily used for tourism in both summer and winter.

The place Pescocostanzo
The basilica of Santa Maria del Colle

Sons and daughters of the place

Web links

Commons : Pescocostanzo  - 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.
  2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed September 1, 2017 (Italian).