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Moscufo

Coordinates: 42°26′N 14°3′E / 42.433°N 14.050°E / 42.433; 14.050
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Moscufo
Comune di Moscufo
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Coat of arms of Moscufo
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Moscufo is located in Italy
Moscufo
Moscufo
Location of Moscufo in Italy
Moscufo is located in Abruzzo
Moscufo
Moscufo
Moscufo (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°26′N 14°3′E / 42.433°N 14.050°E / 42.433; 14.050
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvincePescara (PE)
FrazioniBivio Casone, Casale, Moscufo Scalo, Pischiarano, Selvaiella, Senarica, Valle Pelillo, Villa Sibi
Government
 • MayorClaudio De Collibus
Area
 • Total20.26 km2 (7.82 sq mi)
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 (30 September 2021)[2]
 • Total3,093
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
DemonymMoscufesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
65010
Dialing code085
Patron saintSaint Christopher
Saint dayJuly 25
WebsiteOfficial website

Moscufo (locally Muscùfe) is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Main sights

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  • 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.

Twin towns

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Sources

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  • "Moscufo". Borghi e paesi d'Abruzzo. Vol. 9. Pescara: Carsa Edizioni. 2008.



  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.