Pietrelcina

Pietrelcina
Pretapucìna (Neapolitan)
Comune
Comune di Pietrelcina
A street in Pietrelcina
A street in Pietrelcina
Location of Pietrelcina
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Pietrelcina is located in Italy
Pietrelcina
Pietrelcina
Location of Pietrelcina in Italy
Pietrelcina is located in Campania
Pietrelcina
Pietrelcina
Pietrelcina (Campania)
Coordinates: 41°12′N 14°51′E / 41.200°N 14.850°E / 41.200; 14.850
CountryItaly
RegionCampania
ProvinceBenevento (BN)
FrazioniPiana Romana, Stazione
Government
 • MayorDomenico Masone
Area
[1]
 • Total
28.77 km2 (11.11 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
345 m (1,132 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2020)[3]
 • Total
2,996
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
DemonymPietrelcinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
82020
Dialing code0824
ISTAT code062052
Patron saintMadonna della Libera[4]
Saint day3 December
WebsiteOfficial website

Pietrelcina (Neapolitan: Pretapucìna) is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Benevento in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is the birthplace of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio.

Geography

Benevento, Paduli, Pago Veiano and Pesco Sannita are neighbouring towns.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Pietrelcina is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Pietrelcina". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Resident population". Istat. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Comune di Pietrelcina". Comuni di Italia. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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