Monterubbiano is a town and ''

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'' in the

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, in the

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region of

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. It is on a hill from the Adriatic Sea.

History

In pre-historic times the area was inhabited by the Piceni (9th-3rd centuries BC). After the

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conquest, it received the status of ''urbs urbana'' (built city) in 268 BC. In the 5th century it was captured by the

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. In the 12th century, it was a free commune, thwarting the attempts from Fermo to capture it. In the 15th century it was acquired by

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, who fortified it; in 1663 it became part of the

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, to which (apart from the Napoleonic period) it remained until 1860, when it was annexed to the newly formed

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Main sights

*''Mura Castellane'' (walls), built by Francesco Sforza in 1443 *Porta del Pero and Porta San Basso, the ancient entrance gates *''

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degli Ebrei'', quarter of the Jew population in the 16th century *Communal Palace (14th century), in Romanesque-Gothic style *''Pinacoteca'' (art gallery) *Archaeological Museum, in the church of St. Francis (12th century) *Inside one of the most important churches of the whole town, St. Maria dei Letterati which is situated next to the central square, are located various paintings and frameworks planned and carried out by the native-born painter Vincenzo Pagani.

Notable people

* Vincenzo Pagani: an important renaissance painter. * Temistocle Calzecchi Onesti: Italian physicist and inventor. *Attilio Basili: also known as "Lu mattu de' susè", a vernacular poet recently died. *Domenico Mircoli: an important medical researcher who found out in his studies concerning with intestinal disease, the so-called ''fibrogranulosi intestinale''.

Twin towns

* Winster,

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, since 1987

References

External links

* https://comune.monterubbiano.fm.it/

Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub