Mondolfo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Ancona and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Pesaro, on the Adriatic Sea.
Mondolfo | |
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| Comune di Mondolfo | |
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.svg) Mondolfo within the Province of Pesaro-Urbino | |
Location of Mondolfo  | |
  Mondolfo Location of Mondolfo in Italy  Mondolfo Mondolfo (Marche) | |
| Coordinates: 43°45′N 13°6′E / 43.750°N 13.100°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Pesaro e Urbino (PU) |
| Frazioni | Marotta, Molino Vecchio, Ponterio, Sterpettine, Centocroci, Valle del Pozzo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.82 km2 (8.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 144 m (472 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 14,280 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mondolfesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 61037 |
| Dialing code | 0721 |
| Website | Official website |
Mondolfo borders the following municipalities: Castel Colonna, Fano, San Costanzo, Senigallia, Trecastelli. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
History
editHuman presence is testified by remains from as early as the Neolithic Age. However, the first stable settlement appeared starting from the early 11th century, around a Byzantine castle existing here in the 6th-7th centuries.
Main sights
edit- Church of San Gervasio
- Sant'Agostino church (1586–93) and convent (17th century)
- Santa Giustina church (completed around 1760)
- San Sebastiano (1479), housing the Ceccarini altarpiece
- Church of San Giovanni (17th century)
- Palazzo Giraldi Della Rovere (16th century)
- Palazzo Peruzzi (16th century)
- Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grotte (1682)
References
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