Sassoferrato
Sassoferrato | |
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| Comune di Sassoferrato | |
 View of Montelago, a frazione of Sassoferrato | |
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 Sassoferrato within the Province of Ancona | |
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  Sassoferrato Location of Sassoferrato in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 43°26′1″N 12°51′30″E / 43.43361°N 12.85833°ECoordinates: 43°26′1″N 12°51′30″E / 43.43361°N 12.85833°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Ancona (AN) |
| Frazioni | see list |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maurizio Greci |
| Area | |
| • Total | 137.23 km2 (52.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 386 m (1,266 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,177 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Sassoferratesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 60041 |
| Dialing code | 0732 |
| Patron saint | Blessed Ugo degli Atti |
| Saint day | July 26 |
| Website | Official website |
Sassoferrato is a town and comune of the province of Ancona in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy.
History[]
To the south of the town lie the ruins of the ancient Sentinum, on the Via Flaminia. The castle above the town is mentioned from the 11th century; the town belonged to the House of Este from 1208, later to the family, becoming a free municipality in 1460 after the assassination of .
Geography[]
Sassoferrato borders with the municipalities of Arcevia, Fabriano, Genga, Serra Sant'Abbondio (PU), Pergola (PU), Costacciaro (PG, Umbria) and Scheggia e Pascelupo (PG, Umbria).
Frazioni[]
A frazione (plural: frazioni) is a type of subdivision of a comune (municipality) in Italy:
- Baruccio
- Borgo Sassoferrato
- Breccia di Venatura
- Cabernardi
- Ca' Boccolino
- Camarano
- Camazzocchi
- Canderico
- Cantarino
- Caparucci
- Capoggi
- Casalvento
- Case Aia
- Castagna
- Castagna Bassa
- Castiglioni
- Catobagli
- Col Canino
- Coldapi
- Col della Noce
- Doglio
- Felcioni
- Frassineta
- Gaville
- Giontarello
- La Frasca
- Liceto
- Mandole
- Montelago
- Monterosso
- Monterosso Stazione
- Morello
- Pantana
- Perticano
- Piagge
- Piaggiasecca
- Piano di Frassineta
- Piano di Murazzano
- Radicosa
- Regedano
- Rondinella
- Rotondo
- San Egidio
- San Felice
- San Giovanni
- San Paolo
- San Ugo
- Sassoferrato Castello
- Schioppetto
- Scorzano
- Sementana
- Seriole
- Serra San Facondino
- Stavellina
- Valdolmo
- Valitosa
- Venatura
Notable people[]
- Bartolo da Sassoferrato (1313–1359)[3]
- Cardinal Alessandro Oliva (1407–1463)[3]
- Niccolò Perotti (1430–1480), humanist[3]
- (1535–1582), captain named the "Paladin of Italy" by Alessandro Farnese[3]
- Pietro Paolo Agabiti (1470–1540), painter and architect[3]
- (1444–1504), man of letters[3]
- Giovani Battista Salvi (1609–1685), Italian Baroque painter, called "the Sassoferrato"[3]
- (1480? – 1540?), poet[3]
- (1779–1848), bishop of Urbania and Sant'Angelo in Vado[3]
- (1866–1936), man of letters[3]
- (1881–1979), historian[3]
- (1891–1989), bishop of Cortona[3]
- eloped here, during her scandalous love affair with Giacomo Furbano.[3]
- De'mmer and Cristiano L'Idraulico, locally known as "Er du Strunz e 'mmezz", duelled hard here, and the story goes, that you can still hear their grunts.[3]
- (1896–1980), composer[3]
- (1909–1985), priest[3]
- (1984–), not a priest but a famous barista of Marble Arch [3]
References[]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Web page titled "Some words about the Institute" Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine at the Istituto Internazionale di Studi Piceni website, retrieved May 24, 2009
External links[]
Media related to Sassoferrato at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Italian)
- Official Tourism website
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- Cities and towns in the Marche
- Municipalities of the Province of Ancona
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