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Pescina
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Pescina
Total population
4,506
Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Pescina is a township and comune in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy. It is a part of the mountain community Valle del Giovenco.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Pescina borders the communes of Celano, Collarmele, Gioia dei Marsi, Ortona dei Marsi, Ortucchio, Ovindoli, San Benedetto dei Marsi, and Trasacco. Located in the flatland areas of the province, Pescina has a milder climate compared to other towns and cities in Abruzzo, with temperatures averaging between in the colder months (such as January) to in the warmer months. Rainfall is relatively heavy, averaging annually and occurring primarily in the late autumn. In the winter, snowfall can also be relatively abundant.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves89
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves86
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves83
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves71
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves63
- Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus L. · Magnoliopsida63
- Eurasian GriffonGyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) · Aves59
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves56
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2026-07-245 km W of Pizzone, Italy
- M 2.7 — 2025-05-081 km NNE of Montecompatri, Italy
- M 4.1 — 2024-12-093 km SSE of Formia, Italy
- M 4.7 — 2023-03-282 km NNW of Montagano, Italy
- M 4.3 — 2022-09-221 km S of Appignano del Tronto, Italy
- M 3.1 — 2020-05-117 km NNW of Rome, Italy
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Abruzzo
- San Benedetto dei Marsi2.2 mi away · pop. 4,006
- Collarmele2.8 mi away · pop. 1,055
- Cerchio4 mi away · pop. 1,635
- Ortucchio4.9 mi away · pop. 1,978
- Aielli5.1 mi away · pop. 1,477
- Gioia dei Marsi5.2 mi away · pop. 2,284
- Lecce nei Marsi6.2 mi away · pop. 1,752
- Celano7 mi away · pop. 11,017
- Goriano Sicoli7.1 mi away · pop. 633
- Gagliano Aterno7.3 mi away · pop. 314
- Trasacco7.7 mi away · pop. 5,998
- Anversa degli Abruzzi7.8 mi away · pop. 431
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics
- ISTAT code
- 066069
- Province
- L'Aquila (AQ)
- Region
- Abruzzo
- NUTS3 (2024)
- ITF11
- Codice catastale
- G492
Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
- • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)