Cortino

Cortino (Abruzzese: Curtènë) is a small town and comune in the central Italian region of Abruzzo in the Province of Teramo. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.

Key Information

Cortino
Comune
Comune di Cortino
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 42°38′N 13°33′E / 42.633°N 13.550°E / 42.633; 13.550
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province	Teramo (TE)
Government
• Mayor	Gabriele Minosse
Area [1]
• Total	62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation	892 m (2,927 ft)
Population  (1 January 2009)[2]
• Total	731
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	64040
Dialing code	0861
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The major part of the population lives in small hamlets dotting the comune. In recent years the population of Cortino has been decreasing as people have moved to larger and more developed Teramo.

The Cortino communal archives were almost completely destroyed in 1943. Prior to 1816, when it was still part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Cortino was one of 29 mountain villages which formed the "Stato di Roseto", in what was then known as Abruzzo Ulteriore I, known today as the Province of Teramo. Administrative changes took place in 1868, after the unification of Italy, when the communal status of Valle San Giovanni was abolished. Collegilesco, Casanova, and Faieto were at that time annexed into the Comune of Cortino.

1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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