Monsampietro Morico 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 3 ...
in the
Italian
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region
Marche
Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...
, 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 S ...
, about north of
Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is around 46,000 but the urban area of the city has more than 93,000.
Geo ...
and of
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 hum ...
. It was founded in 1061 as a castle (rebuilt in the 15th century) under a
Norman
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count from
Apulia
it, Pugliese
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. Later it was part of the
de Varano seigniory and, from 1415 to 1416, of
Carlo Malatesta
Carlo I Malatesta (June 1368 – 13 September 1429) (also Carlo of Rimini) was an Italian condottiero during the Wars in Lombardy and lord of Rimini, Fano, Cesena and Pesaro. He was a member of the powerful House of Malatesta. Carlo's wife was ...
's lands. It is also home to a 13th-century Romanesque church, dedicated to St. Paul.
Monsampietro Morico borders the following municipalities:
Belmonte Piceno,
Monte Rinaldo
Monte Rinaldo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona, about north of Ascoli Piceno and west of Fermo.
Monte Rinaldo borders the following municipalities: Monsampietro ...
,
Monteleone di Fermo
Monteleone di Fermo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona, about north of Ascoli Piceno and of Fermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 449 and an area ...
,
Montelparo
Montelparo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona, about north of Ascoli Piceno and of Fermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 929 and an area of .All dem ...
,
Montottone
Montottone 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.
Montottone borders the following municipalities: Belmonte Piceno, Grottazzolina, Mo ...
.
References
Cities and towns in the Marche
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