Ortona
town and municipality in the Province of Chieti, Italy
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Summary
Ortona is a comune of Italy[1]. Ortona ranks in the top 3% of comune of italy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,878 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Chieti[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Capital: Ortona[5]
- Shares border with: Crecchio[6], Francavilla al Mare[7], Miglianico[8], Tollo[9], Frisa[10], San Vito Chietino[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Cassino[12], Volgograd[13]
- Postal code: 66026[14]
- Commons category: Ortona[15]
- Licence plate code: CH[16]
- Patron saint: Thomas the Apostle[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[18], UTC+02:00[19]
- Local dialing code: 085[20]
- Official website: https://comune.ortona.ch.it/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ortona[22]
- Commons gallery: Ortona[23]
- Population: 23,276[24], 23,111[25], 22,209[26]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], Pauly–Wissowa[28]
- Official name: Ortona[29]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Ortona[30]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Ortona[31]
- Demonym: ortonesi[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Ortona[33]
- Owner of: palasport comunale di Ortona[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 72 m[35]
- Area: 70.88 km²[36]
Why It Matters
Ortona has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Ortona is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]