Moscufo
Moscufo (locally Muscùfe) is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
Moscufo | |
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| Comune di Moscufo | |
 View of Moscufo | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Moscufo | |
  Moscufo Location of Moscufo in Italy  Moscufo Moscufo (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates: 42°26′N 14°3′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | Pescara (PE) |
| Frazioni | Bivio Casone, Casale, Moscufo Scalo, Pischiarano, Selvaiella, Senarica, Valle Pelillo, Villa Sibi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claudio De Collibus |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.26 km2 (7.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (30 September 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,093 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Moscufesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 65010 |
| Dialing code | 085 |
| Patron saint | Saint Christopher |
| Saint day | July 25 |
| Website | Official website |
Main sights
- Parish church of San Cristoforo
- Palazzo Orsini
- Abbey church of Santa Maria del Lago (12th century), an example of Romanesque architecture. Its interior is decorated with frescoes, and include a polychrome ambon , sculpted with biblical scenes by the same master Nicodemo who also worked in the church of Santa Maria in Valle Porclaneta.
Sources
- "Moscufo". Borghi e paesi d'Abruzzo. Vol. 9. Pescara: Carsa Edizioni. 2008.
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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