Pereto

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{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Pereto

| official_name = Comune di Pereto

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| image_skyline = Pereto castello Marsica2.jpg

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| image_caption = Medieval castle in Pereto

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| coordinates = {{coord|42|02|36|N|13|06|08|E|display=inline,title}}

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| region = Abruzzo

| province = L'Aquila (AQ)

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| area_total_km2 = 41.05

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 721

| population_as_of = 2005

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| population_demonym = Peretani

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| elevation_m = 800

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| saint = St. George

| day = 23 April

| postal_code = 67064

| area_code = 0863

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Pereto (Marsicano: {{lang|nap|Pirìtu}}) is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy.

It was an ancient centre of the Marsi.

Main sights

  • Medieval castle, with its 13th-century imposing towers, which belonged to the Colonna family from the late 15th century.
  • Sanctuary of Madonna dei Bisognosi: According to the local tradition, it was erected in 608 AD. It houses some notable late-15th-century frescoes and a Crucifix carried here by Pope Boniface IV for the church's consecration.

Outside the hamlet is the Church of Santa Maria in Cellis (1132).

References

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{{Province of L'Aquila}}

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Category:Marsica

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