Spoltore

Spoltore (locally Spuldórë) is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy, with a population of c. 17,000.

Spoltore
Comune
Comune di Spoltore
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Spoltore
Spoltore Location of Spoltore in Italy Show map of Italy Spoltore Spoltore (Abruzzo) Show map of Abruzzo
Coordinates: 42°27′N 14°8′E
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province	Pescara (PE)
Frazioni	Caprara d'Abruzzo, Castellana, Cavaticchi Inferiore, Cavatichi Superiore, Pescarina, Pescarina Superiore, Ripoli, Santa Lucia, Santa Teresa, Torretta, Villa Raspa, Villa Santa Maria
Government
• Mayor	Luciano Di Lorito (PD)
Area [1]
• Total	36 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Population  (31 December 2006)[2]
• Total	17,250
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Spoltoresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	65010
Dialing code	085
Patron saint	San Panfilo (Saint Pamphilus of Sulmona)
Saint day	April 28
Website	Official website

In 1928, Spoltore was annexed into Pescara, but separated from it again on 1 September 1947.^[3]

On 25 May 2014, the town residents, alongside the residents of neighboring cities of Montesilvano and Pescara voted in a referendum on merging into a single city. Spoltore voters approved the merger with 4892 (51.15%) Yes votes against 4672 (48.85%) No votes.^[4] The regional law approving the merger was passed on 8 August 2018, the deadline for the merger was set to be 1 January 2022, but it was later pushed back to 2023^[5] and again to 2027.^[6]

View of Spoltore.

Personality

• Giuseppangelo Fonzi (1768-1840), dental surgeon and dental technician known for having improved the dental prostheses.