Pescina

735 m elevation · Pop. 3,704

Abruzzo

L'Aquila

Pescina is a comune in the provincia of L'Aquila, Abruzzo with a population of 3,648 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 504 passengers departing from Pescina arrived in the United States.

Contact

To request vital records from the anagrafe (records office), write to the PEC address or email below. Include the full name, approximate date, and record type in Italian.

Address

Piazza Mazzarino, 27
67057 Pescina

Map

Località

Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Pescina735m3,040
  • Venere735m664

Population and Migration

This chart shows annual resident population, US arrivals (1830 to 1912), and international migration (2001 to present). Not all data is available for every period, so gaps are normal.

The population has declined 39% since 1951. Recorded US arrivals from Pescina between 1830 and 1912 equal 14% of its current population, peaking in 1906. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 10% of the current population.

Total US arrivals

504

1830–1912

Peak year

1906

99 arrivals

Top Emigrant Cognomi

Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Pescina recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Parise8
  2. 2.Fusco7
  3. 3.Parisse7
  4. 4.Di nicola6
  5. 5.Simboli6
  6. 6.Odorisio6
  7. 7.Tarquini6
  8. 8.Del grosso5
  9. 9.Poggio5
  10. 10.Pera5

Browse all cognomi

Notable People

People born in Pescina.

  • Giovanni De GasperisITb. 1896
  • Michele MazzarinoENITb. 1605
  • Ignazio SiloneENITb. 1900
  • Paolo MarsiENITb. 1440
  • Giovanni Artusi CanaleITb. 1610
  • Orfeo PizzoferratoENb. 1951
  • Domenico MorfeoENITb. 1976
  • Alfredo ProiaITb. 1890
  • Luciano ZauriENITb. 1978
  • Vincenzo Ottavib. 1827
110 of 11

Other comuni in L'Aquila

Browse all comuni in L'Aquila