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Castagneto is a '' frazione'' (outlying area) of the Italian city of Teramo. It is located approximately four miles from Teramo at the base of a mountain sub-range known as 
Castagneto often serves as a point of reference with regard to several nearby clusters of houses including Pantaneto, Collecaruno, Collemarino, Collesansonesco e Fonte del Latte. In days past Castagneto was the seat of a Roman Catholic parrish. As recently as 1980, the village hosted a local elementary school. A post office remains open to this day.
Castagneto is currently the focal point and meeting place for a group of Teramo's "frazioni." The purpose of this group is to identify the needs of the local residents and work to see that the '' comune'' of Teramo provides the necessary funds and resources to meet these needs.
Website
Comitato di frazione di Castagneto
{{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Teramo Teramo
Monti della Laga
Monti della Laga is a mountain range in the central Apennines of Italy. Their ruggedness and inaccessibility makes them one of the lesser known areas of the Italian peninsula.
Geography
The mountains run for a length of about between the Italia ...
. Nearby is a state highway, SP 50, which leads to the nearby village of Ioanella Ioanella is a frazione (outlying area) of the Commune of Torricella Sicura in the Province of Teramo, Italy.
History
Some believe that the origins of the name Ioanella derive from the Latin ''ioaria'' or ''iuaria'' in reference to a small feudal ho ...
. There is historical evidence of the village dating back at least one millennium. Most of this evidence is contained in the records of the local church, Santa Maria de Praediis.
Overview
From Castagneto, looking to the east one has view of the Adriatic Sea. In the opposite direction is a view of the Gran Sasso. Seen from Castagneto, the Gran Sasso is said to resemble a giant figure sleeping on his back with his face and nose pointing upward. At the highest elevation of Castagneto is an ancient palace belonging to the Ianuarii-Scaricamazza family, also known as Scaricamazza, and which still bears its name. It can be seen from miles around and is perhaps Castagneto's most visible and most well known landmark.
Castagneto often serves as a point of reference with regard to several nearby clusters of houses including Pantaneto, Collecaruno, Collemarino, Collesansonesco e Fonte del Latte. In days past Castagneto was the seat of a Roman Catholic parrish. As recently as 1980, the village hosted a local elementary school. A post office remains open to this day.
Castagneto is currently the focal point and meeting place for a group of Teramo's "frazioni." The purpose of this group is to identify the needs of the local residents and work to see that the '' comune'' of Teramo provides the necessary funds and resources to meet these needs.
References
External links
Website
Comitato di frazione di Castagneto
{{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Teramo Teramo