Pescara
Piscàrë (Neapolitan) | |
|---|---|
| Città di Pescara | |
 Top: port of Pescara and Gran Sasso d'Italia Centre: Palazzo Imperato; Fountain La Nave; and Church of the Sacred Heart Bottom: Palazzo di Città; and Aurum Museum | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): HÆC EST CIVITAS ATERNI PORTA APRUTII ET SERA REGNI (Latin) "This is the city of Aternum, gate of Abruzzi and border of the Kingdom" | |
Location of Pescara  | |
  Pescara Location of Pescara in Italy  Pescara Pescara (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′50″N 14°12′51″E / 42.46389°N 14.21417°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | Pescara (PE) |
| Founded | 1811 |
| Frazioni | San Silvestro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlo Masci (FI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.36 km2 (13.27 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (30 September 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 119,554 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pescaresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 65100 |
| Dialing code | 085 |
| ISTAT code | 068028 |
| Patron saint | Saint Cetteus |
| Saint day | 10 October |
| Website | Official website |
Pescara (Italian: [pesˈkaːra] ;[3] Abruzzese: Pescàrë; Pescarese: Piscàrë) is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 118,657 (January 1, 2023)[4] residents (and approximately 350,000 including the surrounding metropolitan area).[5] Located on the Adriatic coast at the mouth of the River Aterno-Pescara, the present-day municipality was formed in 1927 joining the municipalities of the old Pescara fortress, the part of the city to the south of the river, and Castellamare Adriatico, the part of the city to the north of the river. The surrounding area was formed into the province of Pescara.
The main commercial street of the city is Corso Umberto I, which runs between two squares, starting from Piazza della Repubblica and reaching the seacoast in Piazza Primo Maggio. The rectangle that it forms with Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and Via Nicola Fabrizi is home of the main shopping district, enclosed in a driving restriction zone, where several of the best fashion shops are located. Corso Manthoné, the course of the old Pescara, has, for many years, been the center of the nightlife of the city. City hall and the administration of the province are in Piazza Italia, near the river, and in the area between here and the D'Annunzio University campus to the south, a business district has grown up over the years, while the Marina is situated to the immediate south of the mouth of the river. Pescara is also served by an international airport, the Abruzzo Airport, and one of the major touristic ports of Adriatic Sea and Italy, the Port of Pescara.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Canepari, Luciano. "Dizionario di pronuncia italiana online" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Abruzzo (Italy): Provinces, Major Cities & Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Z. Khan, Ahmed; Quynh Le, Xuan; Corijn, Eric; Canters, Frank (January 2013). Sustainability in the Coastal Urban Environment: Thematic Profiles of Resources and their Users (pdf). Rome: Sapienza University Press. p. 90. ISBN 9788895814902. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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