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Abruzzo Province of Pescara Alanno

Info Altitude: 302 m a.s.l -- Distance from Pescara: 36 km -- Population: ca. 3800 inhabitants Zip code: 65020 -- Phone Area Code: 085 -- How to reach it: motorway: A25, exit Alanno-Scafa History The first mention of the name of the town is in an Act of 879 A.D.from the Chronicon Casauriense, where some lands "in casale qui dicitur Alanne" are sold to the abbot of San Clemente. Probably founded in the VI century and belonging to the monastery of St. Clemente a Casauria, had a number of different lords in the course of time. It received many privileges by Ferdinand of Aragona, but then in 1638 Philip IV sold the town to Bartolomeo d'Aquino for 9600 ducati. Then it was sold again to Massimo Caracciolo, the Duke of Castel di Sangro, and finally given as a feudal possession to Baron Marco Antonio Leognani Fieramosca, who claimed he was a descendant of Ettore Fieramosca. It suffered extensive damage in the awesome 1915 earthquake. Sights & Excursions Church of St. Francesco and Ludovico, with XVIII-century paintings by Paolo de Majo and Nicola Ranieri Madonna della Grazie Oratorium, 2 km outside the town, with a XV-century tryptich. The large portal has marble low-relief, and the apse has a fine floor in multi-colored tiles. Hotels, Lodging, Restaurants Hotel Ristorante Villa Alessandra Ristorante La Locanda del Cacciatore - 44 v.Santa Maria del Carmine - 65020 Alanno (PE) - tel. +39 085-8541280 Ristorante Coccialonga - 45, v. s.cassiano - 65020 Alanno (PE) - tel. +39 085-8542130

Visualizzazione ingrandita della mappa Events & Festivities 6 August feast of St. Donato Second weekend in September village fair and lentils festival Genealogy, News & Link Municipio - p.Trieste - 65020 Alanno (PE) - tel. +39 085-8573101 Parrocchia Cristo Re - 199 v. s.emidio - tel. (+39) 085-8542131 Surnames presently recorded in Alanno People researching in Alanno Newspaper articles on Alanno

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