Pescara (ita)

Pescara

Pescara ranks 1,429th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guben, Charlottesville, Virginia, and Dumfries. Memorable people born in Pescara include Gabriele D'Annunzio, Jarno Trulli, and Ennio Flaiano. Memorable people who died in Pescara include Piermario Morosini. Pescara has been the birth place of many soccer players and writers and the death place of many soccer players. Pescara is located in Italy.

Pescara is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 118,657 residents. Located on the Adriatic coast at the mouth of the River Aterno-Pescara, the present-day municipality was formed in 1927 joining the municipalities of the old Pescara fortress, the part of the city to the south of the river, and Castellamare Adriatico, the part of the city to the north of the river. The surrounding area was formed into the province of Pescara. Read more on Wikipedia