Pieve Di Ginestreto, Pesaro
San Pietro Apostolo in Rosis in Ginestreto is a baptismal parish church or pieve, located on Via della Libertà #2 in the frazione of Ginestreto, a hamlet inland from Pesaro, in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, region of Marche, Italy. History A church at the site was founded in the 7th to 8th centuries. An Ancient Roman sarcophagi, ancient Roman sarcophagus, once used as a water basin, was formerly found at the church, and now in the Diocesan museum. Documents from 1290 recall a ''Parochia Sancti Petri extra moenia Genestreti''. The present parish church, located inside the walls of town, dates to the 14th century, with an inscription in the bell-tower stating ''Anno 1384 Henricus me fecit''. In 1565, this new church was consecrated; it now has external Gothic architecture, Gothic-style decorations such as a façade with mullioned windows and a central rose window, likely added in the recent centuries. The body of San Lattanzio is said to be buried under the main altar.
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Pesaro
Pesaro () is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Marche, capital of the Province of Pesaro e Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the Marche, after Ancona. Pesaro was dubbed the "Cycling City" (''Città della Bicicletta'') by the Italian environmentalist association Legambiente in recognition of its extensive network of bicycle paths and promotion of cycling. It is also known as "''City of Music''", for it is the birthplace of the composer Gioacchino Rossini. In 2015 the Italian Government applied for Pesaro to be declared a "Creative City" in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. In 2017 Pesaro received the European City of Sport award together with Aosta, Cagliari and Vicenza. Local industries include fishing, furniture making and tourism. In 2020 it absorbed the former ''comune'' of Monteciccardo, now a ''frazione'' of Pesaro. History The city was established as ''Pisaurum'' by th ...
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