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Abruzzo Province of Pescara Pescosansonesco

Info Altitude: 540 m a.s.l -- Distance from Pescara: 48 km -- Population: ca. 500 inhabitants -- Density: 31 inhabitants per km² -- Zip code: 65020 -- Phone Area Code: 085 -- Coordinates: 42°15'0"N 13°53'0"E -- Frazioni (hamlets): Colle della Guardia, Decontra, Dogli -- How to reach it: motorway A25 exit Torre de' Passeri History On the site there was an ancient settlement, called Pagus, of the Vestines, pre-roman inhabitants of the area, and at nearby Lake Morrone remains were found of a sanctuary of the 5th century BC. The present village rose in the 10th century AD, when it was one of the castles of the "Terra Sansonesca". Sights & Excursions the ruins of the mediaeval castle; the Church of San Giovanni of the 15th century; the Romanesque small church of San Nicola of the 12th century; the church of Santa Maria Assunta (1190), with a remarkable crypt; the Sanctuary of Blessed Nunzio Sulprizio; the Parco Nazionale Gran Sasso-Laga Events & Festivities 5 May: celebrations for Blessed Nunzio Sulprizio 24 June: feast of St. John the Baptist 15 August: feast of the Assuption

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