Montefino
Sign in to saveMontefino is a small town and predominantly rural comune of the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of eastern Italy. During the second half of the twentieth century the population of the comune declined steadily from 2,399 in 1951 to 1,184—less than half—in 2001.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Montefino
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Montefino
- Italian comune.region
- Abruzzo
- Italian comune.province
- Teramo
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Bozza, Brecciata, Crocetta Santa Maria, Floriano, Manzitti, Marciano, Muraglie
- Italian comune.mayor
- Benito Profeta (centre-right) elected 2004-06-13
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 18.47
- Italian comune.population_total
- 1184
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 2001
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Montefinesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 352
- Italian comune.saint
- Saint James the Great
- Italian comune.day
- July 25
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 64030
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0861
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Montefino is a small town and predominantly rural comune of the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of eastern Italy. During the second half of the twentieth century the population of the comune declined steadily from 2,399 in 1951 to 1,184—less than half—in 2001.
The town is situated on a hill of some overlooking the Fino valley where olives and grain are the major crops. Until the 19th century Montefino was called Montesecco () meaning "dry mountain" and referring to a site lacking in springs. In 1863, however, it adopted its current name which refers to the river Fino.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Montefino” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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