Picciano

Picciano
Picciano
Comune
	Comune di Picciano
	View from the east
	Location of Picciano
	Picciano Location of Picciano in Italy Picciano Picciano (Abruzzo)
	Coordinates: 42°28′N 13°59′E / 42.467°N 13.983°E
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province	Pescara (PE)
Frazioni	Piccianello, Pagliari, Colletti, Le Piane, Incotte, Casette, Colli, Fontanelle.
Government
• Mayor	Marino Marini
Area
• Total	7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation	153 m (502 ft)
Population (December 31, 2006)
• Total	1,398
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Demonym	Piccianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	65010
Dialing code	085
Patron saint	San Vincenzo Ferreri
Saint day	1st Sunday after Easter

Picciano is a village and comune in Italy in the Province of Pescara, within the Abruzzo region. Its population at the end of 2006 was 1,398.

History

Picciano is first mentioned in 1049 when Bernardo Earl of Penne, with the Charta Offersionis, gave fields and buildings to build a Benedictine abbey in its hills. This is the first indication of the existence of a town called Picciano. and could be considered its terminus ante quem.

Many legends are known about the origin of the name "Picciano", the most believable talks about shepherds devoted to the Goddess Pithia; other variants of the name, found in the Charta Convenientiae, is "Piczano" so that perhaps the name of the town can be dated back to the Early Middle Age, avoiding conjectures about Roman origins.