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| Comune di Scanno | |
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| Coordinates:41°54′7″N13°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 | |
• 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 theprovince of L'Aquila, in theAbruzzo region of centralItaly. It is one ofI Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
The town is bordered byAnversa degli Abruzzi,Barrea,Bisegna,Bugnara,Civitella Alfedena,Introdacqua,Opi,Pescasseroli,Pettorano sul Gizio,Rivisondoli,Rocca Pia,Villalago andVilletta Barrea.
Situated in theSagittario Valley and encircled by theMajella mountains, Scanno has been immortalised by photographersHenri Cartier-Bresson (1951) andMario Giacomelli (1957–59) and, according toEdward 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 andAbruzzo’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.
For a brief period during World War II, future Italian presidentCarlo Azeglio Ciampi was a refugee in the town.
Quinto Mancini (1893–1963), the father of American composerHenry Mancini, was born in Scanno on 13 March 1893 and later emigrated to America.
| Climate data for Scanno, elevation 1,030 m (3,380 ft), (1951–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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] | |||||||||||||
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