Scanno, Abruzzo

Comune in Abruzzo, Italy

Scanno

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Scanno

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Scanno

Scanno (Abruzzo)

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Coordinates: 41°54′7″N 13°53′4″E﻿ / ﻿41.90194°N 13.88444°E﻿ / 41.90194; 13.88444
Country| Italy
Region| Abruzzo
Province| L'Aquila (AQ)
Frazioni| Frattura
Government

• Mayor| Giovanni Mastrogiovann
Area

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• Total

| 134.68 km2 (52.00 sq mi)
Elevation

| 1,050 m (3,440 ft)
Population

(28 February 2015)[2]

• Total

| 1,883
• Density| 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Demonym| Scannesi
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

67038

Dialing code| 0864
Patron saint| St. Eustace
Saint day| 20 September
Website| Official website

Scanno (Abruzzese: Scannë) is a town and district in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

The town is bordered by Anversa degli Abruzzi, Barrea, Bisegna, Bugnara, Civitella Alfedena, Introdacqua, Opi, Pescasseroli, Pettorano sul Gizio, Rivisondoli, Rocca Pia, Villalago and Villetta Barrea.

## History

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Situated in the Sagittario Valley and encircled by the Majella mountains, Scanno has been immortalised by photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson (1951) and Mario Giacomelli (1957-59) and, according to Edward Lear, was host to Italy's most beautiful women.[4]

Local legend has it that Scanno's natural lake (Lago di Scanno \- stocked with pike and perch and Abruzzo’s largest natural basin) was created by a feud between a white witch and a sorcerer; the lake marking the spot where the witch finally fell.

## People

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For a brief period during World War II, future Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was a refugee in the town.

Quinto Mancini (1893-1963), the father of American composer Henry Mancini, was born in Scanno on 13 March 1893 and later emigrated to America.

## Main sites

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* Hermitage of Sant'Egidio
* Sant'Antonio da Padova
* Santa Maria della Valle or Chiesa Matrice
* Madonna di Constatinopoli

## Climate

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Climate data for Scanno, elevation 1,030 m (3,380 ft), (1951–2000)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 18.0
(64.4)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 25.0
(77.0)  | 26.8
(80.2)  | 30.2
(86.4)  | 36.6
(97.9)  | 37.3
(99.1)  | 39.1
(102.4)  | 34.9
(94.8)  | 28.3
(82.9)  | 23.0
(73.4)  | 18.0
(64.4)  | 39.1
(102.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 5.1
(41.2)  | 6.3
(43.3)  | 9.5
(49.1)  | 13.5
(56.3)  | 18.6
(65.5)  | 22.9
(73.2)  | 26.4
(79.5)  | 26.1
(79.0)  | 21.6
(70.9)  | 15.5
(59.9)  | 9.9
(49.8)  | 6.1
(43.0)  | 15.1
(59.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 1.6
(34.9)  | 2.3
(36.1)  | 4.9
(40.8)  | 8.3
(46.9)  | 12.8
(55.0)  | 16.5
(61.7)  | 19.3
(66.7)  | 19.2
(66.6)  | 15.7
(60.3)  | 10.8
(51.4)  | 6.2
(43.2)  | 2.8
(37.0)  | 10.0
(50.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −1.9
(28.6)  | −1.7
(28.9)  | 0.4
(32.7)  | 3.2
(37.8)  | 7.1
(44.8)  | 10.1
(50.2)  | 12.3
(54.1)  | 12.4
(54.3)  | 9.9
(49.8)  | 6.1
(43.0)  | 2.4
(36.3)  | −0.5
(31.1)  | 5.0
(41.0)
Record low °C (°F)  | −16.0
(3.2)  | −16.0
(3.2)  | −16.0
(3.2)  | −9.4
(15.1)  | −4.5
(23.9)  | 0.2
(32.4)  | 2.2
(36.0)  | 2.4
(36.3)  | 0.7
(33.3)  | −4.3
(24.3)  | −10.5
(13.1)  | −14.0
(6.8)  | −16.0
(3.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 99.5
(3.92)  | 105.2
(4.14)  | 90.9
(3.58)  | 88.5
(3.48)  | 72.1
(2.84)  | 56.1
(2.21)  | 42.7
(1.68)  | 42.5
(1.67)  | 70.1
(2.76)  | 109.9
(4.33)  | 156.8
(6.17)  | 146.9
(5.78)  | 1,081.2
(42.56)
Average precipitation days  | 10.2  | 9.6  | 10.2  | 10.9  | 10.2  | 7.6  | 5.5  | 5.4  | 6.9  | 9.4  | 11.6  | 11.6  | 109.1
Source: Regione Abruzzo[5]

## References

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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: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. ^ "Abruzzo" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
4. ^ Lear, Edward (1846). Illustrated excursions in Italy.
5. ^ "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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Abruzzo * Comuni of the Province of L'Aquila

* Acciano
* Aielli
* Alfedena
* Anversa degli Abruzzi
* Ateleta
* Avezzano
* Balsorano
* Barete
* Barisciano
* Barrea
* Bisegna
* Bugnara
* Cagnano Amiterno
* Calascio
* Campo di Giove
* Campotosto
* Canistro
* Cansano
* Capestrano
* Capistrello
* Capitignano
* Caporciano
* Cappadocia
* Carapelle Calvisio
* Carsoli
* Castel del Monte
* Castel di Ieri
* Castel di Sangro
* Castellafiume
* Castelvecchio Calvisio
* Castelvecchio Subequo
* Celano
* Cerchio
* Civita d'Antino
* Civitella Alfedena
* Civitella Roveto
* Cocullo
* Collarmele
* Collelongo
* Collepietro
* Corfinio
* Fagnano Alto
* Fontecchio
* Fossa
* Gagliano Aterno
* Gioia dei Marsi
* Goriano Sicoli
* Introdacqua
* L'Aquila
* Lecce nei Marsi
* Luco dei Marsi
* Lucoli
* Magliano de' Marsi
* Massa d'Albe
* Molina Aterno
* Montereale
* Morino
* Navelli
* Ocre
* Ofena
* Opi
* Oricola
* Ortona dei Marsi
* Ortucchio
* Ovindoli
* Pacentro
* Pereto
* Pescasseroli
* Pescina
* Pescocostanzo
* Pettorano sul Gizio
* Pizzoli
* Poggio Picenze
* Prata d'Ansidonia
* Pratola Peligna
* Prezza
* Raiano
* Rivisondoli
* Rocca Pia
* Rocca di Botte
* Rocca di Cambio
* Rocca di Mezzo
* Roccacasale
* Roccaraso
* San Benedetto dei Marsi
* San Benedetto in Perillis
* San Demetrio ne' Vestini
* San Pio delle Camere
* San Vincenzo Valle Roveto
* Sant'Eusanio Forconese
* Sante Marie
* Santo Stefano di Sessanio
* Scanno
* Scontrone
* Scoppito
* Scurcola Marsicana
* Secinaro
* Sulmona
* Tagliacozzo
* Tione degli Abruzzi
* Tornimparte
* Trasacco
* Villa Sant'Angelo
* Villa Santa Lucia degli Abruzzi
* Villalago
* Villavallelonga
* Villetta Barrea
* Vittorito

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