Pescara is the capital of the Province of Pescara in Italy's Abruzzo region, on the Adriatic coast at the mouth of the Aterno-Pescara river, with 118,657 residents as of January 2023, the most populous city in Abruzzo. The modern municipality was formed in 1927 by merging the old Pescara fortress south of the river with Castellamare Adriatico to the north, and today it is a commercial and tourist hub with an international airport and a major Adriatic tourist port.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Climate Zone In the Other Atlases
Origin Of
Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.
Source Parrozzo (Wikipedia)Origins [origin-region]Quote, Origins [origin-region]
a bakery owner in Pescara
Sources
1. Pescara, Wikipedia
Infobox, Population
118,657 (1 January 2023)
Infobox, Population year
118,657 (1 January 2023)
Infobox, Area
34.36 km2 (13.27 sq mi)
Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
42.46389°N
Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
14.21417°E
- Wikipedia infobox field 'established_date/founded' = '1811'
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. Pescara (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 11 m
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.25, 14.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.25, 14.25
42.25 14.25 Cfa
4. GeoNames: Pescara - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3171168Quote, cities500 record 3171168
42.4584 14.20283 P PPLA2 IT 01 PE 068028 119554 4 5 Europe/Rome
Wikidata: Pescara
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