Servigliano is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Fermo
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in the
Italian
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region
Marche
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, located about south of
Ancona
Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...
and about north of
Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno (; ; ) is a (municipality) and capital of the province of Ascoli Piceno, in the Italy, Italian region of Marche.
Geography
The town lies at the confluence of the Tronto, River Tronto and the small Castellano (river), River Castell ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,349 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.] It is one of
I Borghi più belli d'Italia
() is a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest, that was founded in March 2001 on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the National Association of Italian Municipalities, with the a ...
("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
History
Servigliano hosts a World War I and II prison camp, the
Servigliano prison camp, which is now called "Parco della Pace" (Peace Park), serving as an
Italian Republic
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memorial
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about cruelty and abuse in all wars.
On May 5th, 1944, from this prison camp, 31 Jews were deported to
Nazi concentration camps
From 1933 to 1945, Nazi Germany operated more than a thousand concentration camps (), including subcamp (SS), subcamps on its own territory and in parts of German-occupied Europe.
The first camps were established in March 1933 immediately af ...
, and only 3 of them survived.
Servigliano borders the following municipalities:
Belmonte Piceno,
Falerone,
Monte San Martino,
Monteleone di Fermo,
Penna San Giovanni,
Santa Vittoria in Matenano.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
www.serviglianoonline.it/
Cities and towns in the Marche
Borghi più belli d'Italia
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