Crognaleto is a town and comune in Teramo province in the Abruzzo region of eastern Italy.Crognaleto is a communal city of slightly less than two thousand people located in the Province of Teramo, Italy. Crognaleo sits at an altitude of 1105 meters and has it communal administrative offices in the “frazione” (outlying area) of Nerito.   The commune of Crognaleto sits on the slopes of the Monti della Laga mountain range and extends across both the northern and the southern slopes of the Vomano Valley.  It lies with a large national park known as the “Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park”.

The communal capital of Crognaleto is well known in Abruzzo. Interesting sites and features include:

• Chiesa di Santa Caterina – a 16th century church dedicated to Saint Catherine.
• Chiesa della Madonna della Tibia – a church constructed with funds donated by Bernardo Paolini from nearby Amatrice. Bernardo had lost his way in the woods near Crognaleto and fell into a large crevice. His life had been a great risk but he escaped with only an injury to the tibia bone in his leg, hence the appellation given to this beloved church. In 1617 the church was reconstructed at a location very near the pre-existing structure.  A house to shelter visiting pilgrims once stood next to the church but is now in ruins.

Crognaletto is not a rich town and a good number of the residents have left the area in search of their fortune. Some have traveled as far as the State of New Jersey in the United States of America. One family from Crognaleto are the proprietors of a popular pizzeria, the Country Store, in Pedricktown, NJ. People travel from all over southern New Jersey to taste their authentic Italian dishes.

Crognaleto is known for a cured pork product known as ventricina. The road from Crognaletto to Teramo passes through Valle San Giovanni, home of Casale.

Crognaleto - Teramo Abruzzo Italy 1960

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