What is the population of Fossacesia?

As of recent estimates, Fossacesia has a population of approximately 6,358 people. The exact number may vary slightly depending on the source or year of data collection.

Where is Fossacesia located?

Fossacesia is situated in the Province of Chieti, within the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is part of the broader administrative structure of Italy, which includes 20 regions.

What are the notable landmarks in Fossacesia?

One of the most notable landmarks in Fossacesia is the San Giovanni in Venere Abbey, which was founded in 1201. The comune also includes other settlements such as Marina and Scorciosa.

How is Fossacesia connected to transportation?

Fossacesia is served by the Fossacesia-Torino di Sangro railway station, which opened in 2005. This station provides rail connectivity to the broader transportation network of Italy.

What is the administrative status of Fossacesia?

Fossacesia is classified as a comune of Italy, which is the term for municipal divisions within the country. It is part of the Province of Chieti and the Abruzzo region.

Fossacesia

Italian comune

Place Comune Of Italy Q51223

Fossacesia — Controllore Fiscale · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

21 properties

Identity

Instance of: comune of Italy
Official website: comune.fossacesia.ch.it^[16]
Official name: Fossacesia

Location

Country: Italy^[3]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 42.250°, 14.483°^[15]
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Chieti^[2]
Shares border with: Lanciano, Mozzagrogna, Paglieta, Rocca San Giovanni, Santa Maria Imbaro, Torino di Sangro^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Population and size

Area: +30.14
Elevation above sea level: +142
Population: 6.3k (6.3k–6.4k, n=3)^[17]^[18]^[19]

Codes

Local dialing code: 0872^[14]
Postal code: 66022^[11]

More facts +9

Capital: Fossacesia^[4]
Coordinates of easternmost point: 🗺️ 42.236°, 14.543°^[22]
Coordinates of northernmost point: 🗺️ 42.266°, 14.500°^[20]
Coordinates of southernmost point: 🗺️ 42.208°, 14.484°^[21]
Coordinates of westernmost point: 🗺️ 42.216°, 14.422°^[23]
Demonym: Fossacesiani
Patron saint: Donatus of Arezzo^[13]
Seismic classification: 3
Vehicle registration plate code: CH^[12]

🏷️ Also known as

en Fossacesia ar فوساتشيزيا fa فوساچسیا ja フォッサチェジーア ko 포사체시아 ru Фоссачезия uk Фоссачезія zh 福萨切西亚

🔖 Identifiers · 14

VIAF cluster ID: 236136844
De Agostini ID: Fossacèsia
EU Knowledge Graph item ID: A-Trust
Freebase ID: /m/0fg2sx
GeoNames ID: 6541704
ISTAT ID: 069033
IndicePA ID: c_d738
Italian cadastre code (municipality): D738
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 41866
Topic's main category: Category:Fossacesia
UN/LOCODE: ITFBZ
Who's on First ID: 101847625

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Wiki Loves Monuments ID: 13D7380000
Yale LUX ID: place/cd3ea447-1761-4aee-b11d-bd18fb43048f

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🔗 Connections

Shares border with 6

Lanciano, Rocca San Giovanni, Torino di Sangro, Mozzagrogna, Santa Maria Imbaro, Paglieta

← Shares border with 6

Lanciano, Rocca San Giovanni, Torino di Sangro, Mozzagrogna, Santa Maria Imbaro, Paglieta

Contained subdivisions 4

San Giovanni in Venere Abbey, Fossacesia-Torino di Sangro railway station, Marina, Scorciosa

People born here 3

Alessandro Fantini, Giulio Mencuccini, Guido Aristarco

Located in time zone 2

UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00

← Start point 2

2023 Giro d'Italia, 2023 Giro d'Italia, stage 1

Country 1

Italy

Instance of 1

comune of Italy

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Province of Chieti

Patron saint 1

Donatus of Arezzo

Topic's main category 1

Category:Fossacesia

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Category:Fossacesia

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1

Province of Chieti

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Summary

Fossacesia is a comune of Italy^[1].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Fossacesia covers an area of 30.14 km²^[24]. Fossacesia sits at an elevation of 142 m^[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Fossacesia — country (P17): Italy. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Fossacesia — capital (P36): Fossacesia. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Fossacesia — shares border with (P47): Lanciano. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Fossacesia — shares border with (P47): Mozzagrogna. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Fossacesia — shares border with (P47): Paglieta. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Fossacesia — shares border with (P47): Rocca San Giovanni. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Fossacesia — shares border with (P47): Santa Maria Imbaro. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Fossacesia — shares border with (P47): Torino di Sangro. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Fossacesia — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Province of Chieti. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Fossacesia — postal code (P281): 66022. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Fossacesia — licence plate code (P395): CH. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Fossacesia — patron saint (P417): Donatus of Arezzo. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Fossacesia — local dialing code (P473): 0872. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Fossacesia — coordinate location (P625): {'lat': 42.25, 'lon': 14.483333333333}. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Fossacesia — official website (P856): https://comune.fossacesia.ch.it/. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Fossacesia — population (P1082): {'amount': '+6358'}. demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2019-03-16. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Fossacesia — population (P1082): {'amount': '+6341'}. demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2017-09-09. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Fossacesia — population (P1082): {'amount': '+6280'}. demo.istat.it. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Fossacesia — coordinates of northernmost point (P1332): {'lat': 42.2657121, 'lon': 14.5003632}. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Fossacesia — coordinates of southernmost point (P1333): {'lat': 42.207526, 'lon': 14.4841811}. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Fossacesia — coordinates of easternmost point (P1334): {'lat': 42.2363103, 'lon': 14.5428525}. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Fossacesia — coordinates of westernmost point (P1335): {'lat': 42.2157624, 'lon': 14.4224592}. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Fossacesia — elevation above sea level (P2044): 142 m. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Fossacesia — area (P2046): 30.14 km². istat.it. Retrieved 2019-03-16. istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Fossacesia is an instance of comune of Italy (Q747074) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Topic's main category → Category:Fossacesia

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Seismic classification → 3

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