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Pizzoferrato
Comune di Pizzoferrato
View of Pizzoferrato
View of Pizzoferrato
Pizzoferrato is located in Italy
Pizzoferrato
Pizzoferrato
Location within Italy
Pizzoferrato is located in Abruzzo
Pizzoferrato
Pizzoferrato
Location within Abruzzo
Coordinates: 41°55′N 14°14′E / 41.917°N 14.233°E / 41.917; 14.233
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceChieti (CH)
FrazioniCastiglione, Collalto, Turchi, Valle del Sole
Area
 • Total
30 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation
1,251 m (4,104 ft)
Population
 (2004)[2]
 • Total
1,163
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
DemonymPizzoferratesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
66040
Dialing code0872
ISTAT code069066

Pizzoferrato is a comune and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

History

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Pizzoferrato was founded in the Middle Ages. Its high vantage point helped protect it from bandits. Very few documents remain so much of the legal history of the town is lost. The church and stronghold of St. Nicola and Madonna del Girone date back to the 10th century.[3]

Geography

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Pizzoferrato is in a rocky, mountainous region of Chieti. The defining characteristic of the town is the large cliff around which it is situated. The surrounding countryside is a patchwork of pastures and forests.

Landmarks

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Church of St. Nicola and Madonna del Girone

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This church is a ruin located on the summit of the cliff around which Pizzoferrato is located. It shows signs of also being a stronghold as well as a church.[4]

The church is made of stone with a plaster facade. Remains of statues of St. Nicholas of Bari and St. Dominic. The church bell resides in a tower to the right of the front entrance and it was cast in the town of Agnone.

Church of San Rocco

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The Church of San Rocco resides in the Piazza San Rocco and was built on the ruins of the Chapel of San Rocco.[5] It dates back to the second half of the nineteenth century.[6]

Majella National Park

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Maiella National Park is a national park located in the provinces of Chieti, Pescara and L'Aquila, in the region Abruzzo, Italy. It is centered on the Maiella massif and has an area of 740.95 km².

The park contains about 500 kilometres of hiking trails, cave paintings in Grotta Sant'Angelo and Grotta del Cavallone.

Notable people

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  • Church of San Rocco
    Bruno Sammartino – (1935–2018) former wrestler with the WWE.[7] He held the WWWF Championship twice. The Sammartino family escaped Pizzoferrato during World War II when the Nazis invaded and committed atrocities against the civilians.[8][9] In 2017, a statue was erected there in his honor when Sammartino returned for a special visit.[10]

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 from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. ↑ "Pizzoferrato, province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy". www.italyheritage.com. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Chiesa della Madonna del Girone sulla Rupe e San Nicola ::: St. Nicholas Center". www.stnicholascenter.org. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "Chiesa di San Rocco". sangroaventinoturismo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Pizzoferrato: informazioni turistiche, storiche e culturali della Provincia di Chieti". Provincia Chieti (in Italian). 15 May 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  7. ↑ Sebak, Rick (17 May 2018). "Remembering Bruno Sammartino: "The Italian Superman"". Pittsburgh Magazine. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  8. ↑ O'Sullivan, Rob (13 August 2018). "You should know the story of Bruno Sammartino". JournalistRob. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "Bruno Sammartino Returns To WWII Hiding Place - CBS Pittsburgh". www.cbsnews.com. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
  10. ↑ rrocco (1 October 2021). "Pizzoferrato è la terra del Bruno Sammartino". Italian American Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2026.