Montegiorgio is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Fermo
The province of Fermo ( it, provincia di Fermo) is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. It was established in 2004 and became operational in 2009. Its administrative centre and provincial capital is the city of Fermo (population of ...
in the
Italian
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region
Marche, located about south of
Ancona
Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic ...
and about north of
Ascoli Piceno.
Montegiorgio borders the following municipalities:
Belmonte Piceno,
Falerone Falerone is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Fermo, in the Italian region of the Marche, southeast of Urbisaglia.
History
Almost nothing is known of the ancient town (called ''Falerio'') except from inscriptions. From the remains of its bui ...
,
Fermo
Fermo (ancient: Firmum Picenum) is a town and ''comune'' of the Marche, Italy, in the Province of Fermo.
Fermo is on a hill, the Sabulo, elevation , on a branch from Porto San Giorgio on the Adriatic coast railway.
History
The oldest hu ...
,
Francavilla d'Ete,
Magliano di Tenna,
Massa Fermana
Massa Fermana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about northwest of Ascoli Piceno.
The parish church of Santi Lorenzo, Silvestro, e Ruffino houses the Massa F ...
,
Montappone,
Monte San Pietrangeli
Monte San Pietrangeli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about north of Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town and ' ...
,
Monte Vidon Corrado
Monte Vidon Corrado is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about northwest of Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town an ...
,
Rapagnano
Rapagnano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona
Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101, ...
.
Main sights
*Remains of the portal of church of San Salvatore (late 14th century)
*Castle walls (13th-14th centuries)
*Church of San Francesco (13th century, restored in the 16th century)
*Castles of Cerreto and Alteta
People
*
Domenico Alaleona (1881–1900), composer
References
External links
Historical center of Montegiorgio
Cities and towns in the Marche
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