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| Poggio Umbricchio | |
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| Frazione | |
  Poggio Umbricchio Location of Poggio Umbricchio in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′42″N13°33′06″E / 42.56167°N 13.55167°E Coordinates: 42°33′42″N13°33′06″E / 42.56167°N 13.55167°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region |  |
| Province | Teramo (TE) |
| Comune | Crognaleto |
| Elevation | 716 m (2,349 ft) |
| Demonym(s) | Poggiani |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 64040 |
| Dialing code | 0861 |
Poggio Umbricchio is a frazione of Crognaleto in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Crognaleto is a comune and city of slightly less than 2,000 people in the Province of Teramo, central Italy. Crognaleto sits at an elevation of 1,105 metres (3,625 ft) and has its communal administrative offices in the frazione of Nerito. The commune of Crognaleto sits on the slopes of the Monti della Laga mountain range and extends across both the northern and the southern slopes of the Vomano Valley. It lies within the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.
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.
