Fontecchio
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CountryItaly
FrazioniSan Pio di Fontecchio
Elevation668 m (2,192 ft)
DemonymFontecchiani or Fonticulani
Fontecchio | |
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| Comune di Fontecchio | |
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Location of Fontecchio  | |
  Fontecchio Location of Fontecchio in Abruzzo  Fontecchio Fontecchio (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates: 42°13′50″N 13°36′24″E / 42.23056°N 13.60667°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | L'Aquila (AQ) |
| Frazioni | San Pio di Fontecchio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sabrina Ciancone (since March 30, 2010)[1] (Dalla parte di Fontecchio - On the Side of Fontecchio) |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.89 km2 (6.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 668 m (2,192 ft) |
| Population (December 31, 2014)[3] | |
• Total | 401 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Fontecchiani or Fonticulani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 67020 |
| Dialing code | 0862 |
| Patron saint | Saint Blaise |
| Saint day | February 3 |
| Website | http://www.fontecchio.gov.it/ |
Fontecchio is a comune and town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. The small, medieval village is located within the Monte Sirente community and the Sirente-Velino Regional Park.
