Roccascalegna

Comune in Abruzzo, Italy

Location of Roccascalegna

42°03′45″N 14°18′18″E / 42.0625°N 14.3050°E / 42.0625; 14.3050CountryItalyRegionAbruzzoProvinceChieti (CH)FrazioniAgoniera, Aia di Rocco, Articciaro, Capriglia, Collebuono, Colle Grande, Finocchieto, Fontacciaro, Pagliari Gentili, SolagneGovernment

• MayorDomenico GiangiordanoArea

^[1]

• Total23.01 km² (8.88 sq mi)Elevation

430 m (1,410 ft)Population

(31 March 2017)^[2]

• Total1,177 • Density51/km² (130/sq mi)DemonymRoccolaniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

66040

Dialing code0872ISTAT code069075 Patron saintSts. Cosmas and DamianSaint day27 SeptemberWebsiteOfficial website

Roccascalegna is a comune and town in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Main sights

Medieval village
Castle of Roccascalegna
Church of San Pietro.
Abbey of San Pancrazio, opened in 1205

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References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Population data from ISTAT

Sources

Di Loreto, A. (1999). Il Castello di Roccascalegna, storia e restauro. Teramo.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
"Roccascalegna". Borghi e paesi d'Abruzzo. Vol. 11. Pescara: Carsa Edizioni. 2008. pp. 9–20. SBN IT\ICCU\TER\0031821.