Pietranico

Infobox CityIT
official_name = Comune di Pietranico
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elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 590
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 = 14
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 01-01-2007
population_total = 582
pop_density_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 43
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gentilic =
telephone = 085
postalcode = 65020
frazioni = Valle Barone
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mapx = #expr:42 + 17 / 60.0
mapy = #expr:13 + 55 / 60.0
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native_name = Pietranico
name = Pietranico
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Pietranico is a village and "comune" of the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.

Geography

Alanno, Brittoli, Castiglione a Casauria, Civitaquana, Corvara, Cugnoli, Pescosansonesco and Torre de' Passeri are neighbouring towns.

History

The town of Pietranico takes its title from a notable rock around which the castle, known as Pietraniqua, was built. Later on, the castle is referred to as Petrainiqua or Petram Iniquam. Apart from the ancient castle, most of the town was built from the 15th century onwards.

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