Picciano

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Picciano
coat of arms
Picciano (Italy)
Picciano
Country Italy
region Abruzzo
province Pescara  (PE)
Coordinates 42 ° 29 '  N , 13 ° 59'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 28 '32 "  N , 13 ° 59' 22"  E
height 153  m slm
surface 7 km²
Residents 1,327 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 190 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 65010
prefix 085
ISTAT number 068031
Popular name piccianesi
Patron saint San Vincenzo Ferreri
Website Picciano municipality
Panorama of Picciano
Panorama of Picciano

Picciano is a 7 km² community with 1327 inhabitants near Collecorvino and Elice in the province of Pescara .

geography

The districts include Casette, Colletti, Colli, Fontanelle, Incotte, Le Piane, Pagliari, Piccianello, Riparossa and Pezzalonga.

The neighboring municipalities are Collecorvino , Elice , Loreto Aprutino , Penne and Città Sant'Angelo .

history

Picciano is first mentioned in 1049 in the Charter Offersionis . Bernardo , Count von Penne, donated land and buildings for the establishment of a Benedictine abbey on his territory. This is the first evidence of the existence of a settlement called Picciano. There are various legends about the origin of the name Picciano. The city was founded as Piczano by a group of pastors in the early Middle Ages .

Sights and traditions

The church of Santa Maria del Soccorso
The historic center of the village

The church of Santa Maria del Soccorso in Picciano was built at the beginning of the 19th century. It was built of bricks, the bell tower was not built as planned.

The tradition of folk music in Picciano and the surrounding villages has been preserved to this day. Traditional songs are sung in groups and at celebrations the groups perform their composed works. The museum Museo delle Tradizioni ed Arti Contadine (an ethnographic museum) shows and recalls the life in Picciano of the past centuries.

Viticulture

In the municipality of vines are varieties Montepulciano for the DOC - wine Montepulciano d'Abruzzo grown.

Web links

Commons : Picciano  - 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.