Balsorano | |
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| Comune di Balsorano | |
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Location of Balsorano  | |
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| Coordinates:41°48′39″N13°33′39″E / 41.81083°N 13.56083°E /41.81083; 13.56083 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | L'Aquila (AQ) |
| Frazioni | Balsorano vecchio, Case Marconi, Collecastagno, Collepiano, Fosse, La Selva, Grottella, Pagliare, Pelagalli, Ridotti, Tre Ponti |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonella Buffone |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.85 km2 (22.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Population (31 March 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 3,446 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Balsoranesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 67052. |
| Dialing code | 0863 |
| Patron saint | St. George Martyr |
| Saint day | 23 April |
| Website | Official website |
Balsorano (Marsicano:Balz'rana) is acomune (municipality) andtown in theprovince of L'Aquila in theAbruzzo region ofItaly.
Balsorano is mentioned for the first time in the 10th century. During the Middle Ages and modern era, it was held by the Piccolomini baronial family.
Now it is a hotel and it has been used as location for several Italian movies.[3]
| Climate data for Balsorano, elevation 400 m (1,300 ft), (1951–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) | 11.3 (52.3) | 13.8 (56.8) | 16.7 (62.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 26.7 (80.1) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.3 (86.5) | 25.8 (78.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 11.0 (51.8) | 19.5 (67.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) | 5.7 (42.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 10.5 (50.9) | 15.3 (59.5) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 13.7 (56.7) | 8.8 (47.8) | 5.9 (42.6) | 12.8 (55.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) | 0.1 (32.2) | 2.1 (35.8) | 4.4 (39.9) | 8.2 (46.8) | 11.1 (52.0) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.3 (55.9) | 10.9 (51.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 3.1 (37.6) | 0.8 (33.4) | 6.2 (43.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 113.6 (4.47) | 122.6 (4.83) | 100.2 (3.94) | 155.4 (6.12) | 69.1 (2.72) | 46.1 (1.81) | 33.8 (1.33) | 41.1 (1.62) | 79.3 (3.12) | 144.5 (5.69) | 236.8 (9.32) | 214.7 (8.45) | 1,357.2 (53.42) |
| Average precipitation days | 7.4 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 92 |
| Source: Regione Abruzzo[4] | |||||||||||||
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