Back بالينا Arabic پالنا AZB Palena, Italya BCL Палена (Италия) Bulgarian Palena (Abruzzo) Breton Палена CE Palena (munisipyo sa Italya, Abruzzo, Provincia di Chieti, lat 41,98, long 14,14) CEB Palena German Palena Esperanto Palena (Italia) Spanish
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Palena | |
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| Comune di Palena | |
 View of Palena | |
Location of Palena  | |
  Palena Location of Palena in Italy  Palena Palena (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates: 41°58′54″N 14°8′3″E / 41.98167°N 14.13417°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | Province of Chieti (CH) |
| Frazioni | Aia dei Cordoni, Palena stazione |
| Area | |
• Total | 91 km2 (35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 767 m (2,516 ft) |
| Population (2004)[2] | |
• Total | 1,504 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Palenesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 66017 |
| Dialing code | 0872 |
| Patron saint | San Falco |
Palena is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy.[3]
It is the hometown of Pietro Como and Lucia Travaglini, the parents of Italian-American baritone Perry Como (1912–2001). There is a plaque commemorating Perry Como as well as the home of painter Oreste Recchione, who also lived in Palena.
It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4] The town lies within the border of Maiella National Park.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ "Palena in Tasca". 2017.
- ^ "Abruzzo" (in Italian). Retrieved August 1, 2023.