Pescara
city in Abruzzo, Central Italy
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Summary
Pescara is a chef-lieu[1]. Pescara draws 6,463 Wikipedia views per month (chef lieu category, ranking #2 of 12).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Pescara[3]
- Country: Italy[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Aterno-Pescara[5]
- Head of government: Marco Alessandrini[6]
- Instance of: comune of Italy[7], city[8], big city[9]
- Shares border with: Montesilvano[10], Spoltore[11], Chieti[12], San Giovanni Teatino[13], Francavilla al Mare[14], Città Sant'Angelo[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: San Silvestro[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Arcachon[17], Miami Beach[18], Lima[19], Split[20], Casale Monferrato[21], Montichiari[22], Brescia[23], Gardone Riviera[24]
- Postal code: 65121–65129[25]
- Commons category: Pescara[26]
- Licence plate code: PE[27]
- Patron saint: Cetteus[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[29], UTC+02:00[30]
- Local dialing code: 085[31]
- Significant event: Bombing of Pescara in World War II[32]
- Official website: http://www.comune.pescara.it[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pescara[34]
- Commons gallery: Pescara[35]
- Population: 120,525[36], 120,286[37], 119,217[38], 118,657[39]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Pescara[40]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42]
- Capital of: Province of Pescara[43]
- Official name: Pescara[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Pescara[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Pescara[46]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Pescara include Abruzzo Airport[47], an airport[48], in Italy[49] and Aterno-Pescara[50], a river[51], in Italy[52].
Why It Matters
Pescara has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Pescara is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for Pescara include Abruzzo Airport[47], an airport[48], in Italy[49] and Aterno-Pescara[50], a river[51], in Italy[52].