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Penne, Pescara
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| Comune di Penne | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | Pescara (PE) |
| Mayor | Donato Di Marcoberardino |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,411 ft) |
| Area | 97 km² (37 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2004) | |
| - Total | 12,518 |
| - Density | 129/km² (334/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Pennesi |
| Dialing code | 085 |
| Postal code | 65017 |
| Frazioni | Casale Penne, Collalto Nord, Collalto Sud, Colle d'Omero, Colle Formica, Colle Maggio,Colle San Giovanni, Colle Sant'Angelo, Colle Stella, Colletrotta, Domero Nord, Madonna della Pietà, Mallo, Mallo Nord, Pagliari, Ponte Sant'Antonio, Porta Caldaia, Roccafinadamo, San Pellegrino, Serangelo, Serpacchio, Teto, Trofigno, Vallescura sud, Villa Degna |
| Patron | St. Maximus |
| - Day | May 7 |
| Website: www.comune.penne.pe.it | |
Penne is a town and comune in the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo Region of central Italy. It sits in the hills between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea.
The economy of Penne is driven mainly by tourism, agriculture, the regional hospital and Brioni, the Italian fashion house whose suits are still hand sewn by Pennese women.
The town is very ancient, having been a seat of government of the Vestini people starting around 300 BC. In around 89 BC, the Vestini (along with other Italic tribes) were defeated by the Romans in the Social War, and thus came under the authority of Rome. The town was known as Pinna during the time of the Roman Republic.
In the middle ages, Penne was under the control of the Lombards as part of the Duchy of Spoleto. Starting around 1130 Penne became part of the Kingdom of Sicily. In 1538 the town was given by emperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor to his daughter Margaret of Parma as a gift for her wedding to Ottavio Farnese. Margaret later elected Penne as the capital of the Abruzzo region, a title it retained until the 18th century.
Penne's churches include the 12th century Santa Maria in Colleromano, and the Duomo , which now houses the Diocese Museum including a crypt dating from the 8th century.
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