Montesilvano | |
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Città di Montesilvano | |
Coordinates: 42°30′51″N 14°8′58″E / 42.51417°N 14.14944°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Abruzzo |
Province | Pescara (PE) |
Frazioni | Colonnetta, Case di Pietro, Fossonono, Mazzocco, Montesilvano Colle, Montesilvano Spiaggia, Santa Venere, Trave, Villa Verlengia, Villa Canonico, Villa Carmine, Villa Verrocchio |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ottavio De Martinis (Lega[1]) |
Area | |
• Total | 23.57 km2 (9.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 53,275 |
• Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
Demonym | Montesilvanesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 65015 - 65016 |
Dialing code | 085 |
ISTAT code | 068024 |
Patron saint | Sant'Antonio di Padova |
Website | Official website |
Montesilvano (Italian pronunciation: [ˌmontesilˈvaːno]) is a city and comune of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Abruzzo is often called Mare-Monti (Sea-Mountain) region. The name Montesilvano is apparently derived from the Latin which means "woody hill" ("woods" – silva).
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