Spoltore
Appearance
Spoltore | |
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Comune di Spoltore | |
Coordinates: 42°27′N 14°8′E / 42.450°N 14.133°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Abruzzo |
Province | Pescara (PE) |
Frazioni | Caprara d'Abruzzo, Castellana, Cavaticchi Inferiore, Cavatichi Superiore, Pescarina, Pescarina Superiore, Ripoli, Santa Lucia, Santa Teresa, Torretta, Villa Raspa, Villa Santa Maria |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luciano Di Lorito (PD) |
Area | |
• Total | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
Population (31 December 2006)[2] | |
• Total | 17,250 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Spoltoresi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 65010 |
Dialing code | 085 |
Patron saint | San Panfilo (Saint Pamphilus of Sulmona) |
Saint day | April 28 |
Website | Official website |
Spoltore (locally Spuldórë) is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy, with a population of c. 17,000.
In 1928, Spoltore was annexed into Pescara, but separated from it again on 1 September 1947.[3]
On 25 May 2014, the town residents, alongside the residents of neighboring cities of Montesilvano and Pescara voted in a referendum on merging into a single city. Spoltore voters approved the merger with 4892 (51.15%) Yes votes against 4672 (48.85%) No votes.[4] The regional law approving the merger was passed on 8 August 2018, the deadline for the merger was set to be 1 January 2022, but it was later pushed back to 2023[5] and again to 2027.[6]
Personality
[edit]- Giuseppangelo Fonzi (1768-1840), dental surgeon and dental technician known for having improved the dental prostheses.
References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Morelli, Andrea; Pace, Giustino. "Spoltore terra dei 5 borghi" (PDF). Comune di Spoltore. pp. 14–15.
- ^ "Referendum 'Nuova Pescara',64% dicono sì - Notizie - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ^ Centro, Il. "Nuova Pescara nascerà a gennaio 2023". il Centro. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ^ Centro, Il. "Nuova Pescara, approvata la legge per la fusione al 2027. Il nome? Solo Pescara". il Centro. Retrieved 2024-12-29.