Pescara
Pescara is a city of 120,000 people in Abruzzo. It is the most populous city of the region, as well as being an active cultural centre, agricultural market and port fishing boat.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stadio Adriatico and Pescara Railway Station.
Stadio Adriatico
Stadium
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The Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia is a stadium in Pescara within the central region of Abruzzo in Italy. The venue opened in 1955 and was designed by the Italian architect Luigi Piccinato.
Pescara Railway Station
Railway station
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Pescara Centrale railway station, also known as Pescara railway station, is the main railway station of Pescara. The station lies on the Adriatic line from Rimini to Lecce and the trans-Apennine line to Rome.
Pescara Porta Nuova railway station
Railway station
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Pescara Porta Nuova is a railway station in Pescara, Italy. The station opened in 1883 and is located on the Adriatic railway and Rome–Sulmona–Pescara railway. The train services are operated by Trenitalia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spoltore and Sambuceto.
Spoltore
Town
Photo: Delli Rocili, CC BY 3.0.
Spoltore 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. Spoltore is situated 6 km west of Pescara.
Sambuceto
Village
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Sambuceto is a frazione in the municipality of San Giovanni Teatino, Province of Chieti, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Sambuceto is situated 4½ km southwest of Pescara.
Pescara
- Type: Locality with 119,000 residents
- Also known as: “068028”
- Location: Pescara, Abruzzo, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.4602° or 42° 27′ 37″ northLongitude
14.2102° or 14° 12′ 37″ eastPopulation
119,000Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
8FJPF666+33GeoNames ID
6540108
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Pescara” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بسكارا”
- Azerbaijani: “Peskara”
- Belarusian: “Чывітакуана”
- Bulgarian: “Пескара”
- Chinese: “佩斯卡拉”
- Esperanto: “Peskaro”
- Friulian: “Pescjare”
- Georgian: “პესკარა”
- Greek: “Πεσκάρα”
- Italian: “Comune di Pescara”
- Italian: “Pescara”
- Japanese: “ペスカーラ”
- Kazakh: “Пескара”
- Korean: “페스카라”
- Latin: “Aternum”
- Lithuanian: “Peskara”
- Persian: “پسکارا”
- Russian: “Пескара”
- Serbian: “Пескара”
- Sicilian: “Piscara”
- Ukrainian: “Пескара”
- Western Panjabi: “پسکارا”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Birthplace of Gabriele D’Annunzio Museum and Pescara Cathedral.
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