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Montesilvano

Montesilvano
Comune
Città di Montesilvano
Aerial view
Aerial view
Flag of Montesilvano
Flag
Coat of arms of Montesilvano
Coat of arms
Location of Montesilvano
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Montesilvano is located in Italy
Montesilvano
Montesilvano
Location of Montesilvano in Italy
Montesilvano is located in Abruzzo
Montesilvano
Montesilvano
Montesilvano (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°30′51″N 14°8′58″E / 42.51417°N 14.14944°E / 42.51417; 14.14944
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvincePescara (PE)
FrazioniColonnetta, Case di Pietro, Fossonono, Mazzocco, Montesilvano Colle, Montesilvano Spiaggia, Santa Venere, Trave, Villa Verlengia, Villa Canonico, Villa Carmine, Villa Verrocchio
Government
 • MayorOttavio De Martinis (Lega[1])
Area
[2]
 • Total
23.57 km2 (9.10 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2023[3])[4]
 • Total
53,275
 • Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
DemonymMontesilvanesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
65015 - 65016
Dialing code085
ISTAT code068024
Patron saintSant'Antonio di Padova
WebsiteOfficial website

Montesilvano (Italian pronunciation: [ˌmontesilˈvaːno]) is a city and comune of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Abruzzo is often called Mare-Monti (Sea-Mountain) region. The name Montesilvano is apparently derived from the Latin which means "woody hill" ("woods" – silva).

Geography

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Montesilvano is located on the Adriatic Sea immediately north of Pescara, to which it is physically connected. It is divided into Montesilvano Marina and Montesilvano Colle. The first is a seaside resort; the second is the original medieval comune and citadel. Montesilvano is a two-hour drive from Rome and is close to Abruzzo Airport and Pescara Centrale railway station. The mouth of the Saline river is directly north of the town.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18612,253—    
18712,504+11.1%
18812,605+4.0%
19013,607+38.5%
19113,905+8.3%
19214,510+15.5%
19315,433+20.5%
19365,909+8.8%
YearPop.±%
19517,387+25.0%
196110,420+41.1%
197118,265+75.3%
198129,240+60.1%
199135,153+20.2%
200140,700+15.8%
201150,413+23.9%
202153,402+5.9%
Source: ISTAT

Administration

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The 2019 Italian local elections saw Ottavio De Martinis, standing for Lega, elected as the Mayor of Montesilvano.[1][5]

On 25 May 2014, the city residents, alongside residents of neighboring cities of Pescara and Spoltore voted in a referendum on merging into a single city. Montesilvano voters approved the merger with 52.23% of the votes.[6] The regional law approving the merger was passed on 8 August 2018, with a target date of 1 January 2022. It was later pushed back to 2023[7], and then again to 2027.[8]

Twin towns — sister cities

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Montesilvano is twinned with:

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Amministrazione comunale Montesilvano". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ citypopulation.de. "Abruzzo Region".
  4. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Elezioni Comunali 2014 - Comune di Montesilvano Liste e risultati". Repubblica.it (in Italian).
  6. ^ "Referendum 'Nuova Pescara',64% dicono sì - Notizie - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  7. ^ Centro, Il. "Nuova Pescara nascerà a gennaio 2023". il Centro. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  8. ^ Centro, Il. "Nuova Pescara, approvata la legge per la fusione al 2027. Il nome? Solo Pescara". il Centro. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  9. ^ "Побратимски градови". gradgradiska.com (in Serbian). Gradiška. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  10. ^ "Gli Ultimi Sovietici, IlTascabile.com". July 2018.



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