Borrello

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Borrello
Comune di Borrello
Panorama of Borrello
Panorama of Borrello
Coat of arms of Borrello
Location of Borrello
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Borrello is located in Italy
Borrello
Borrello
Location of Borrello in Italy
Borrello is located in Abruzzo
Borrello
Borrello
Borrello (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 41°55′N 14°18′E / 41.917°N 14.300°E / 41.917; 14.300
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceChieti (CH)
FrazioniBaronessa
Government
 • MayorGiovanni Antonio Di Nunzio
Area
 • Total14.51 km2 (5.60 sq mi)
Elevation
804 m (2,638 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total338
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
DemonymBorellani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
66040
Dialing code0872
Patron saintSt. Anthony of Padua
Saint day13 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Borrello (Abruzzese: Burièlle) is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

The highest waterfalls in the Apennines, Cascate del Rio Verde, are located there.

Borrello's name derives from the Borrello family that had lordship there for a long time.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. ^ Info @ Abruzzo2000.com Archived December 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 2009