Province of Ancona

The province of Ancona (Italian: provincia di Ancona) is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona, and the province borders the Adriatic Sea. The city of Ancona is also the capital of Marche.[1]

Province of Ancona
Province
Map of the province of Ancona
Map highlighting the location of the province of Ancona in Italy
Country Italy
RegionMarche
Capital(s)Ancona
Comuni49
Government
 • PresidentLuigi Cerioni
Area
 • Total1,940 km2 (750 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total482,886
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
60100
Telephone prefix071
Vehicle registrationAN
ISTAT042

To the north, the province is bordered by the Adriatic Sea,[2] and the Apennine Mountains to the west. The population of the province is mostly located in coastal areas and in the provincial capital Ancona, which has a population of 101,518; the province has a total population of 477,892 as of 2015.[3] Due to its coastal location, it is strategically important.[2] The president of the province is Liana Serrani.[3]

Its coastline of sandy beaches is popular to Italians but has not been greatly affected by tourism. A large area of the province's land is farmland often used for wine production; the province produces wines using the Montepulciano, Sangiovese, and Verdicchio varieties of grape. Annually, feasts occur in the province during the harvesting period.[4] It contains mountainous regions and the Conero Regional Park, which contain dense forests[2] where black truffles are found. These are sold in Acqualagna in the neighbouring province of Pesaro e Urbino.

Famous people born of the province of Ancona include Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (Jesi);[5] International Gothic painter Gentile da Fabriano (Fabriano); writer Rafael Sabatini (Jesi);[6] composer Gaspare Spontini (Maiolati, which has since been named after him as Maiolati Spontini); composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (Jesi); mathematician and physicist Vito Volterra (Ancona); footballer Roberto Mancini (Jesi); Pope Leo XII (Genga); Pope Pius IX (Senigallia);[7] and actress Virna Lisi (Jesi).[8]

See also
  • Comunes of the Province of Ancona

References
  1. "Ancona". Italia.it. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. "Anacona". Italia.it. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. "Provincia di Ancona". Tuttitalia. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. "Verdicchio, a typical oenological product of Ancona Provincev". Visit Ancona. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  5. "Frederick II". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  6. "Rafael Sabatini". Historic Naval Fiction. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  7. "Pius IX". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  8. Roy Palmer Domenico (2002). "Ancona". The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-30733-1.

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