Pietrelcina
Place in Campania, Italy
Pietrelcina Pretapucìna | |
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Comune di Pietrelcina | |
![]() A street in Pietrelcina | |
Location of Pietrelcina ![]() | |
41°12′N 14°51′E / 41.200°N 14.850°E / 41.200; 14.850 | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Campania |
Province | Benevento (BN) |
Frazioni | Piana Romana, Stazione |
Government | |
• Mayor | Domenico Masone |
Area [1] | |
• Total | 28.77 km2 (11.11 sq mi) |
Elevation [2] | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
Population (1 January 2020)[3] | |
• Total | 2,996 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Demonym | Pietrelcinesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 82020 |
Dialing code | 0824 |
ISTAT code | 062052 |
Patron saint | Madonna della Libera[4] |
Saint day | 3 December |
Website | Official website |
Pietrelcina (Neapolitan: Pretapucìna) is a town and comune in the province of Benevento in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is the birthplace of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio.
Geography
Benevento, Paduli, Pago Veiano and Pesco Sannita are neighbouring towns.
International relations
Pietrelcina is twinned with:
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Pietrelcina". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
- ^ "Resident population". Istat. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Comune di Pietrelcina". Comuni di Italia. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
External links
- Photo Gallery (in Italian)
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