Montefano

Comune in Marche, Italy

Location of Montefano

43°25′N 13°26′E / 43.417°N 13.433°E / 43.417; 13.433CountryItalyRegionMarcheProvinceMacerata (MC)FrazioniMontefanovecchio, OsterianuovaGovernment

• MayorMajor Angela BarbieriArea

^[1]

• Total33.94 km² (13.10 sq mi)Elevation

242 m (794 ft)Population

(31 December 2017)^[2]

• Total3,458 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)DemonymMontefanesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

62010

Dialing code0733Patron saintSaint DonatusSaint dayAugust the 7thWebsiteOfficial website

Montefano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Ancona and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Macerata.

Montefano borders the following municipalities: Appignano, Filottrano, Montecassiano, Osimo, Recanati.

Sights

Churches in Montefano include:

Collegiata di San Donato, Baroque style
Santa Maria Assunta
San Filippo Benizi, also in Baroque style.

People

Marcello Cervini degli Spannochi, Pope Marcellus II, was born in Montefano.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
^ Cardella, Lorenzo (1793). Memorie storiche de' cardinali della Santa Romana Chiesa. Vol. Tomo Quarto. Roma: Pagliarini. p. 225.
^ Ott, Michael (1910). "Pope Marcellus II". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company.