Montesilvano () is a city and comune of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
Geography
Montesilvano is located on the
Adriatic Sea immediately north of
Pescara, to which it is physically connected. It is divided into Montesilvano Marina and Montesilvano Colle. The first is a seaside resort; the second is the original medieval comune and citadel. Montesilvano is a two-hour drive from Rome and is close to
Abruzzo Airport and Pescara Centrale railway station. The mouth of the Saline river is directly north of the town.
Demographics
Administration
The 2019 Italian local elections saw Ottavio De Martinis, standing for Lega, elected as the Mayor of Montesilvano.
On 25 May 2014, the city residents, alongside residents of neighboring cities of Pescara and Spoltore voted in a referendum on merging into a single city. Montesilvano voters approved the merger with 52.23% of the votes.
Twin towns — sister cities
Montesilvano is twinned with:
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Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2018
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Bender, Moldova
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Hajdúböszörmény, Hungary
Notable people
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Giò Di Tonno, singer
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Dean Martin, singer and movie star whose father was from Montesilvano
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Franco Marini, politician, Montesilvano senator and president of the Italian Senate
