Pescosansonesco

{{Infobox Italian comune

| name = Pescosansonesco

| official_name = Comune di Pescosansonesco

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| image_skyline = Pescosansonesco - Scorci dell'antico paese abbandonato(9).JPG

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| image_shield = Pescosansonesco-Stemma.png

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| coordinates = {{coord|42|15|N|13|53|E|region:IT|display=inline}}

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| region = {{RegioneIT|sigla=ABR}}

| province = {{ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=PE}} (PE)

| frazioni = Colle della Guardia, Decontra, Dogli

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| mayor = Nunzio Di Donato

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| area_total_km2 = 18.46

| population_footnotes = All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)

| population_total = 518

| population_as_of = 31 December 2012

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| population_demonym = Pescolani

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| elevation_m = 550

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| postal_code = 65020

| area_code = 085

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| istat = 068029

| fiscal_code = G499

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Pescosansonesco (Abruzzese: {{lang|nap|Lu Pièsc'hie}}; Pescolano: {{lang|nap|Gliu Pièšc'he}}) is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is {{convert|500|m|ft}} above sea level in the natural park known as the "Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park".

Famous for its sanctuary, the village is divided into two parts: the old suburb, "Pescosansonesco Vecchio", which was abandoned in 1944 due to numerous landslides caused by a series of earthquakes, and the new village, "Pescosansonesco Nuovo", built some {{convert|3|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} away, in the “Ambrosian” region. Before the establishment of Pescosansonesco in the 10th century, there was an ancient settlement, called a pagus. The pre-Roman inhabitants of the area created a sanctuary at Lake Morrone in the 5th century BC.{{cite web|url=http://www.italyheritage.com/regions/abruzzo/pescara/pescosansonesco.htm|title=Pescosansonesco, province of Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy|website=www.italyheritage.com}}