| Castiglione Messer Raimondo | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Castiglione Messer Raimondo | ||
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  Castiglione Messer Raimondo Location of Castiglione Messer Raimondo in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 42°32′N13°53′E / 42.533°N 13.883°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Abruzzo | |
| Province | Teramo (TE) | |
| Frazioni | Appignano, Borea Santa Maria, Bozzano, Cesi, Colletrimarino, Piane, San Giorgio, Vorghe | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Danilo Crescia | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) | |
| Population (1 January 2009) [1] | ||
| • Total | 2,398 | |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Castiglionesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 64034 | |
| Dialing code | 0861 | |
| Patron saint | San Donato Martire | |
| Saint day | 7 August | |
| Website | Official website | |
Castiglione Messer Raimondo (locally Castiùne) is a town and comune in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, central Italy.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Teramo is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Teramo. The province has an area of 1,948 square kilometres (752 sq mi), a population of 313,029 (2012), and is subdivided into 47 comunes, see Comunes of the Province of Teramo. The Province of Teramo shares its northern border with the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Marche Region, southern and southwestern borders with the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo Region, and a western border with the Province of Rieti in the Region of Lazio. To the south is the Abruzzo Province of Pescara and to the east is the Adriatic Sea.
Abruzzo is a region of Southern Italy with an area of 10,763 square km and a population of 1.2 million. It is divided into four provinces: L'Aquila, Teramo, Pescara, and Chieti. Its western border lies 80 km (50 mi) east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and south-west, Molise to the south-east, and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Geographically, Abruzzo is divided into a mountainous area in the west, which includes the Gran Sasso d'Italia, and a coastal area in the east with beaches on the Adriatic Sea.
It is a medieval borough near the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif. Economy is mostly based on agriculture.
Gran Sasso d'Italia (Italian: [ɡran ˈsasso diˈtaːlja] is an Apennine secondary mountain massif. Its highest peak, Corno Grande, is the highest mountain in the Apennines and outside the Alps. Included in Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park, is a popular touristic attraction and ski resort, used several times as filming locations.
