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Picciano

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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
153 m (502 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Friday 11:10 AM

Province
  
Province of Pescara

Dialling code
  
085

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Pescara (PE)

Demonym(s)
  
Piccianesi

Area
  
7 km²

Postal code
  
65010

Region
  
Abruzzo

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Frazioni
  
Piccianello, Pagliari, Colletti, Le Piane, Incotte, Casette, Colli, Fontanelle.

Weather
  
21°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 39% Humidity

Picciano is a village and comune in Italy in the Province of Pescara, within the Abruzzo region. Its population at the end of 2006 was 1,398.

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Map of 65010 Picciano, Province of Pescara, Italy

History

Picciano is first mentioned in 1049 when Bernardo Earl of Penne, with the Charta Offersionis, gave fields and buildings to build a Benedictine abbey in its hills. This is the first indication of the existence of a town called Picciano. and could be considered its terminus ante quem.

Many legends are known about the origin of the name "Picciano", the most believable talks about shepherds devoted to the Goddess Pithia; other variants of the name, found in the Charta Convenientiae, is "Piczano" so that perhaps the name of the town can be dated back to the Early Middle Age, avoiding conjectures about Roman origins.

References

Picciano Wikipedia