Collepietro | |
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| Comune di Collepietro | |
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  Collepietro Location of Collepietro in Italy  Collepietro Collepietro (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates: 42°13′22″N13°46′49″E / 42.22278°N 13.78028°E Coordinates: 42°13′22″N13°46′49″E / 42.22278°N 13.78028°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | L'Aquila (AQ) |
| Frazioni | Bussi sul Tirino (PE), Capestrano, Navelli, Popoli (PE), San Benedetto in Perillis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.24 km2 (5.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 849 m (2,785 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2013) [1] | |
| • Total | 243 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Collepietrani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 67020 |
| Dialing code | 0862 |
| ISTAT code | 066040 |
| Patron saint | San Giovanni Battista |
| Saint day | 24 June |
Collepietro is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages but smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish them vary considerably between different parts of the world.
L'Aquila is a city and comune in Southern Italy, both the capital city of the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. As of 2013, it has a population of 70,967 inhabitants. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the Aterno river, it is surrounded by the Apennine Mountains, with the Gran Sasso d'Italia to the north-east.
