Penne

Italian municipality

Key facts

Country: Italy
Region: Abruzzo
Province: Pescara (PE)
Frazioni: Baricelle, Casale, Collalto, Colle d'Omero, Colle Formica, Colle Maggio, Colle San Giovanni, Colle Sant'Angelo, Colle Stella, Colletrotta, Conaprato, Mallo , Pagliari, Ponte Sant'Antonio, Porta Caldaia, Roccafinadamo, San Pellegrino, Serpacchio, Teto, Villa Degna
Mayor: Gilberto Petrucci
Total: 91 km (35 sq mi)
Elevation: 438 m (1,437 ft)
Density: 140/km (350/sq mi)
Demonym: Pennesi
Time zone: UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+2 ( CEST )
Dialing code: 085
Patron saint: St. Maximus
Saint day: May 7
Website: Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Penne
Demonym: pennesi
Population: 11165
Area: 91.2
Elevation: 438
Official website: www.comune.penne.pe.it
Image: PenneAbruzzoPanorama1.jpg
Dialing code: 085
Licence plate code: PE

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Commons category: Penne (comune, Italy)
postal code: 65017
P11012: Langwieder Bach
native label: Penne

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Penne ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈpenne], locally [ˈpɛnne]; Pònne in the local dialect) is an Italian town in the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region, in mid-southern Italy. According to the last census in 2014 the population was 12,451. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Penne is today among the most important towns in the Vestini area, sitting in the hills between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea and opening the way for the National Park of Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga through the Regional Natural Reserve "Lake of Penne".