Castelfidardo ( Marchigiano: ''Castello'') is a town and ''

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'' in the province of Ancona, in the

Marche Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ...

region of central-eastern

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. It is remembered for a Piedmontese victory over an army composed of foreign volunteers defending the

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, on September 18, 1860. The town's Museum of the Risorgimento, in the palazzo Mordini, commemorates the battle and places it in the wider context of the Risorgimento as a whole. It houses artifacts and documents of the period, including around 130 loans from private collections or other museums. In addition, Castelfidardo is home to a number of

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-era buildings, including 'il Palombarone` a 1580 construction which underwent extensive renovations in the early 21st century.

Economy

Castelfidardo is the international capital of

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builders. A variety of other musical instruments besides the accordion have been produced in the town since the 19th century, such as the armonica.

Twin towns

* Castelvetro di Modena, Italy * Klingenthal, Germany

Sport

G.S.D. Castelfidardo Calcio is the town's football club, founded in 1944. Currently, it plays in Italy's Serie D after the promotion from national play-off in the Eccellenza in the 2013–14 season. Its home ground is ''Stadio G. Mancini'' with 2,000 seats. The team's colors are white and green.

References

Hilltowns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub