| Comune di Loreto | |
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 Municipal coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Ancona (AN) |
| Mayor | Moreno Pieroni |
| Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Area | 17. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Marche (plural originally from le marche de Ancona, referring to the March of Ancona) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Ancona ( Provincia di Ancona) is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. 69 km² (7 sq mi) |
| Population (as of November, 2005) | |
| - Total | 11,958 |
| - Density | 676/km² (1,751/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Loretani |
| Dialing code | 071 |
| Postal code | 60025 |
| Frazioni | Villa Musone, Costabianca, Grotte, Archi |
| Patron | Nativity of Holy Virgin |
| - Day | September 8 |
| Website: www.comune.loreto.an.it | |
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Location
Loreto is located 127 m above sea-level on the right bank of the Musone river. It is 22 km by rail SSE of Ancona. Ancona (Ankon is a city and a seaport in the Marche, a region of central Italy, population 101909 (2005 Like many places in the Marche, it provides good views from the Apennines to the Adriatic.
Main sights
Loreto's main monuments occupy the four sides of the piazza: the college of the Jesuits, the Palazzo Comunale (formerly the Palazzo Apostolico), designed by Bramante, with an art gallery with works of Lorenzo Lotto, Vouet and Annibale Carracci as well as a collection of maiolica, and the Shrine of the Holy House (Santuario della Santa Casa). For the Brazilian footballer see Wilson da Silva Piazza For the American baseball player see Mike Piazza For the coupé car The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Donato Bramante (1444 – March 11, 1514) was an Italian Architect, who introduced the Early Renaissance style to Milan and the High Renaissance Lorenzo Lotto (c 1480 &ndash 1556 was a Northern Italian painter draughtsman and illustrator traditionally placed in the Venetian school. Annibale Carracci ( November 3, 1560 - July 15, 1609) was an Italian Baroque painter. Maiolica designates Italian Tin-glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance. The Shrine of the Holy House ( Santuario della Santa Casa) is a Catholic place of Pilgrimage in Loreto, Italy.
The city has also a massive line of walls desinged by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, which were erected from 1518 and reinforced in the 17th century. Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, born Antonio Cordiani ( April 12, 1484 - August 3, 1546) was an Italian architect active
Gallery
 The Basilica della santa casa from behind |  The Basilica della santa casa |
Sister cities
See also
External links and references
References
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