Pescorocchiano

Comune in Lazio, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Pescorocchiano

42°12′N 13°9′E / 42.200°N 13.150°E / 42.200; 13.150CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceRieti (RI)FrazioniAlzano, Castelluccio Baccarecce, Castagneta, Civitella di Nesce, Colle di Pace, Girgenti, Granara, Leofreni, Nesce, Pace, Petrignano, Poggio San Giovanni, Roccaberardi, Roccarandisi, Santa Lucia di Gioverotondo, Sant'Elpidio, Torre di Taglio, Val de' VarriGovernment

• MayorMario GregoriArea

^[1]

• Total94.78 km² (36.59 sq mi)Elevation

806 m (2,644 ft)Population

(31 March 2018^[2])^[3]

• Total2,031 • Density21/km² (55/sq mi)DemonymPescorocchianesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

02024

Dialing code0746Patron saintSt. Andrew the ApostleSaint day30 NovemberWebsiteOfficial website

Pescorocchiano (Sabino: U Pesc'hu) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Rome and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Rieti.

Pescorocchiano borders the following municipalities: Borgorose, Carsoli, Collalto Sabino, Fiamignano, Marcetelli, Petrella Salto, Sante Marie, Tornimparte, Varco Sabino. It is located not far from the Lago del Salto and is a typical agricultural municipality, renowned for the production of chestnut. The frazione (separated hamlet) of Civitella di Nesce, was most likely the seat of the Res publica Aequiculorum, an ancient Roman municipium in the former territory of the Aequi.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.