Goriano Sicoli

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Goriano Sicoli
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Goriano Sicoli
Goriano Sicoli (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°4′54″N13°46′33″E / 42.08167°N 13.77583°E / 42.08167; 13.77583
Country Italy
Region Abruzzo
Province L'Aquila (AQ)
Frazioni Castel di Ieri, Cocullo, Prezza, Raiano
Government
 • MayorRodolfo Marganelli
Area
[1]
 • Total21.75 km2 (8.40 sq mi)
Elevation
720 m (2,360 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2013) [2]
 • Total571
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Demonym Gorianesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
67030
Dialing code 0864
ISTAT code 066047
Patron saintSanta Gemma Vergine
Saint day11, 12 and 13 May

Goriano Sicoli is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Goriano is a medieval town of about 600 people (2013). [3] The town, which sits on top of a mountain in southeast Abruzzo (about an hour and a half east of Rome and near the Adriatic coast town of Pescara), was made somewhat famous by M. C. Escher in his print of the town which hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.

Italian historical documents reference Goriano beginning around 816, but local residents claim the town is early Roman and existed in some form over 2000 years ago.

Goriano Sicoli (literally, the Goriano of Sicily) lies at the south east end of the Comunità Montana Sirentina region of Abruzzo. This group of mountain towns includes ski resorts, castles, a Roman bridge, water wheels and rural churches. The region runs along both sides of the river Aterno, which flows from the regional capital L'Aquila to the Adriatic Sea.

Climate

Climate data for Goriano Sicoli, elevation 785 m (2,575 ft), (1951–2000)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)23.8
(74.8)		21.8
(71.2)		26.9
(80.4)		32.4
(90.3)		33.1
(91.6)		37.5
(99.5)		41.9
(107.4)		39.5
(103.1)		36.3
(97.3)		32.5
(90.5)		27.9
(82.2)		18.9
(66.0)		41.9
(107.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)6.6
(43.9)		8.3
(46.9)		11.9
(53.4)		15.5
(59.9)		20.8
(69.4)		25.0
(77.0)		28.6
(83.5)		28.5
(83.3)		23.9
(75.0)		17.7
(63.9)		11.7
(53.1)		7.6
(45.7)		17.2
(62.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)2.7
(36.9)		4.0
(39.2)		7.0
(44.6)		10.2
(50.4)		14.9
(58.8)		18.5
(65.3)		21.4
(70.5)		21.3
(70.3)		17.7
(63.9)		12.7
(54.9)		7.7
(45.9)		4.1
(39.4)		11.8
(53.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−1.1
(30.0)		−0.3
(31.5)		2.1
(35.8)		4.9
(40.8)		8.9
(48.0)		12.1
(53.8)		14.3
(57.7)		14.2
(57.6)		11.6
(52.9)		7.7
(45.9)		3.6
(38.5)		0.5
(32.9)		6.5
(43.8)
Record low °C (°F)−16.0
(3.2)		−19.2
(−2.6)		−13.5
(7.7)		−8.0
(17.6)		−4.0
(24.8)		1.5
(34.7)		2.1
(35.8)		3.0
(37.4)		−1.0
(30.2)		−5.0
(23.0)		−11.4
(11.5)		−14.0
(6.8)		−19.2
(−2.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)78.5
(3.09)		78.5
(3.09)		67.6
(2.66)		75.7
(2.98)		54.6
(2.15)		45.9
(1.81)		26.5
(1.04)		40.2
(1.58)		58.4
(2.30)		81.4
(3.20)		119.5
(4.70)		105.8
(4.17)		832.6
(32.77)
Average precipitation days8.48.58.69.78.16.24.24.46.07.810.09.891.7
Source: Regione Abruzzo [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. ↑ "Goriano Sicoli - Italy: Information and Town Profile".
  4. ↑ "VALORI MEDI CLIMATICI DAL 1951 AL 2000 NELLA REGIONE ABRUZZO" (PDF). Regione Abruzzo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.



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