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Lanciano

Italian comune
Place Comune Of Italy Q8645
Lanciano
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Facts

27 properties

Identity

Instance of
comune of Italy
Official website
www.comune.lanciano.chieti.it
Native label
Lanciano
Official name
Lanciano

Location

Country
Italy[4]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 42.231°, 14.390°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Province of Chieti[3]
Shares border with
Atessa, Castel Frentano, Fossacesia, Frisa, Mozzagrogna, Orsogna, Paglieta, Poggiofiorito, Rocca San Giovanni, San Vito Chietino, Sant'Eusanio del Sangro, Treglio[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Population and size

Area
+66.94
Elevation above sea level
+265
Population
34k (34k–35k, n=3)

Codes

Local dialing code
0872
Postal code
66034[24]
More facts +14
Award received
Gold Medal of Military Valour[2]
Capital
Lanciano[5]
Coordinates of easternmost point
🗺️ 42.172°, 14.468°
Coordinates of northernmost point
🗺️ 42.280°, 14.411°
Coordinates of southernmost point
🗺️ 42.144°, 14.410°
Coordinates of westernmost point
🗺️ 42.232°, 14.340°
Demonym
lancianesi
Described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa
Office held by the head of government
mayor of Lanciano
Owner of
Stadio Guido Biondi
Patron saint
Mary
Seismic classification
3
Twinned administrative body
Nusco, Berazategui, Vaughan, Perho, Qala, Visegrád[18][19][20][21][22][23]
Vehicle registration plate code
CH
🏷️ Also known as
en Lanciano ar لانتشانو el Λαντσιάνο fa لانچانو ja ランチャーノ ko 란차노 ru Ланчано zh 兰恰诺 zh 南恰诺 zh-hant 蘭恰諾
🔖 Identifiers · 32
VIAF cluster ID
125538427
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84107072
GND ID
4098975-6
ArchINFORM location ID
7095
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13511483h
Biblissima authority ID
American airborne landings in Normandy
Curlie ID
Regional/Europe/Italy/Abruzzo/Localities/Lanciano/
De Agostini ID
Lanciano
Dewey Decimal Classification
2--45713
EU Knowledge Graph item ID
uterine artery embolization
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Lanciano
FactGrid item ID
Tricia Marwick
Show all 32 identifiers +20
Freebase ID
/m/07d7q2
GeoNames ID
6541930
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 6541930 GND (DNB) 3175173 edition 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0 ↗
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
lanciano
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0036438
ISTAT ID
069046
IndicePA ID
c_e435
Italian cadastre code (municipality)
E435
J9U entity ID
987007564654605171
Kulturenvanteri taxonomy ID
17696
Museum-digital place ID
19603
MusicBrainz area ID
ba0a8994-80bd-4dda-913e-c42de5adc5cc
NL CR AUT ID
ge1172474
OpenStreetMap relation ID
41827
Quora topic ID
Lanciano
SBN place ID
MUSL001711
Topic's main category
Category:Lanciano
UN/LOCODE
ITLCI
Who's on First ID
101799661
Wiki Loves Monuments ID
13E4350000
Yale LUX ID
place/91a9ec5b-489c-4f03-b9ea-d75fe999adf5
📚 Sources · 1
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Located in time zoneP421
Europe/Rome 2026-09-26 A/ADM3 · IT GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) as of 2026-09-26
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Source
GeoNames
Edition
20260926 · as of 2026-09-26
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Credit
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🔗 Connections
People born here 17
Longinus, Giuliò Cesarè Poleriò, Dario Cataldo, Alessandro Corona, Federica Di Criscio, Davide Torosantucci, Fedele Fenaroli, Antonio Aquilanti +9 more
Shares border with 12
Atessa, Rocca San Giovanni, Sant'Eusanio del Sangro, Orsogna, San Vito Chietino, Castel Frentano, Fossacesia, Mozzagrogna +4 more
← Shares border with 12
Atessa, Rocca San Giovanni, Sant'Eusanio del Sangro, Orsogna, San Vito Chietino, Castel Frentano, Fossacesia, Mozzagrogna +4 more
Contained subdivisions 9
Basilica della Madonna del Ponte, Sant'Onofrio, Stadio Guido Biondi, Contrada Re di Coppe, Costa di Chieti, Rizzacorno, Rotelle, Sant'Amato-Nasuti +1 more
Twinned administrative body 6
Nusco, Visegrád, Vaughan, Berazategui, Perho, Qala
← Twinned administrative body 6
Nusco, Visegrád, Vaughan, Berazategui, Perho, Qala
← Category combines topics 3
Category:Births in Lanciano, Category:People from Lanciano, Category:Deaths in Lanciano
← Headquarters location 3
Lanciano Calcio 1920, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona, Società Sportiva Virtus Lanciano 1924
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Pauly–Wissowa
Located in this place 2
Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, University of Teramo
Located in time zone 2
UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
People who died here 2
Enzio d’Antonio, Liberato Firmino Sifonia
Award received 1
Gold Medal of Military Valour
Category for people born here 1
Category:Births in Lanciano
Category for people who died here 1
Category:Deaths in Lanciano
Category of associated people 1
Category:People from Lanciano
Country 1
Italy
EU Knowledge Graph item ID 1
uterine artery embolization
FactGrid item ID 1
Tricia Marwick
Instance of 1
comune of Italy
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Province of Chieti
Owned entities 1
Stadio Guido Biondi
Owner of 1
Stadio Guido Biondi
Patron saint 1
Mary
Topic's main category 1
Category:Lanciano
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Lanciano
← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1
Province of Chieti
← SNARC ID 1
Barmouth
← Start point 1
2020 Giro d'Italia, stage 10
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Summary

Lanciano is a comune of Italy[1].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Lanciano covers an area of 66.94 km²[25]. Lanciano sits at an elevation of 265 m[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+35002'}[27], {'amount': '+35251'}[28], and {'amount': '+33944'}[29].

FAQs

What awards did Lanciano receive?

Honors received include Gold Medal of Military Valour[2].

Related Entities

Atessa Castel Frentano Fossacesia Frisa Italy Longinus Mary Mozzagrogna Nusco Orsogna Paglieta Poggiofiorito Rocca San Giovanni Sant'Eusanio del Sangro San Vito Chietino Treglio

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  28. [25] ↑ . istat.it. Retrieved . istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: Adhibindo enlace a anwiki"
  2. 7w ago · Alienautic · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Office held by the head of government → mayor of Lanciano
    "Created claim: Office held by the head of government: mayor of Lanciano"
  3. 14w ago · Theklan · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tabular population → Data:Historical population Lanciano.tab
    "Created claim: Tabular population: Data:Historical population Lanciano.tab, batch #263412"
  4. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → American airborne landings in Normandy
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q29009, Import ID Biblissima V3 (details)"
  5. 21w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #35860: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  6. 24w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owner of → Stadio Guido Biondi
    Coordinates of easternmost point → 42.172°, 14.468°
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Lanciano
    Capital → Lanciano
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [ur] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims"
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