Pescocostanzo

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Pescocostanzo

Total population

1,080

Elevation1395 m

Land area55.06 km²

Coordinates41.89°, 14.07°

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pescocostanzo is a comune and town of 1038 inhabitants in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is a tourist destination, attracting people from all over Italy due to its landscape and environment. It is part of the Maiella National Park and is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. In winter, Pescocostanzo is a destination for skiers and snowboarders, and has its own ski resort. The towns of Roccaraso and Rivisondoli are close by.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Diomede Falconio

Catholic cardinal (1842–1917)

B

Benedetto Vulpes

Italian physician

E

Enrico Sabatini

Italian musician, composer and conductor (1894–1961)

Francesco Sabatini

Italian linguist, philologist and lexicographer

G

Giuseppe Andrea Angeloni

Italian politician (1826–1891)

N

Nunzio Federigo Faraglia

Italian historian (1841-1920)

O

Ottavio Colecchi

Italian philosopher and mathematician

Salvatore Tommasi

Italian pathologist (1813-1888)

L

Laureano Leone

Canadian politician

O

Odoardo Di Santo

Canadian politician

R

Roberto Del Castello

Italian racing driver

Nunzio Tamburrini

F

Ferdinando Mosca

Italian architect and carver

G

Girolamo Angeloni

Italian politician (1852-1926)

P

Palmerio Grasso

Italian sculptor and carver

F

Ferdinando De Nanzio

veterinarian (1802-1873)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Abruzzo

• Rivisondoli
  1.1 mi away · pop. 686
• Pontone
  5 mi away
• Ateleta
  7.1 mi away · pop. 1,232
• Collesalardo
  7.3 mi away
• Gamberale
  7.4 mi away · pop. 394
• Castel di Sangro
  7.4 mi away · pop. 6,538
• Palena
  7.7 mi away · pop. 1,478
• Pettorano sul Gizio
  8.1 mi away · pop. 1,255
• Cansano
  8.6 mi away · pop. 270
• Campo di Giove
  8.7 mi away · pop. 907
• Pizzoferrato
  9.1 mi away · pop. 1,189
• Lettopalena
  9.4 mi away · pop. 409

Browse all places in Abruzzo →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Pescocostanzo

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Seen 2026-09-15

Clouded Yellow

Colias crocea

Seen 2026-09-14

Great Banded Grayling

Brintesia circe

Seen 2026-09-14

The Hermit

Chazara briseis

Seen 2026-09-13

Ivy-leaved cyclamen

Cyclamen hederifolium

Seen 2026-09-11

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-11

Dwarf Elder

Sambucus ebulus

Seen 2026-09-06

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Seen 2026-09-06

Italian Slowworm

Anguis veronensis

Seen 2026-09-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers