Comune di Pesaro
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Pesaro in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Pesaro e Urbino (PU)
Mayor	Luca Ceriscioli
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Area	126 km² (49 sq mi)
Population (as of January 01, 2007)
- Total	92,206
- Density	732/km² (1,896/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	43°55′N, 12°54′E
Gentilic	Pesaresi
Dialing code	0721
Postal code	61100
Frazioni	Santa Veneranda
Patron	St. Terence
- Day	September 24
Website: www.comune.pesaro.ps.it

Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. 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 Pesaro and Urbino (Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino is a province in the Marche region of Italy. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative Saint Terence ( San Terenzio) is the Patron saint of Pesaro. According to tradition he was from Pannonia and fled to the Adriatic Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in 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. The Province of Pesaro and Urbino (Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino is a province in the Marche region of Italy. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Fishery, furniture industry and tourism are the main strengths of the local economy. For the fishing industry and the practice of fishing see Fishing. Furniture is the Mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body (seating furniture and beds, provide storage or hold objects on horizontal Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel

Contents 1 History 2 Main sights 3 Culture 4 Notable Pesaresi 5 Sister towns 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

History

The city was founded as Pisaurum by the Romans in 184 BC as colony in the territory of the Piceni, the people who lived in the Marche during the Iron Age. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Picenum was a Region of ancient Roman Italy. Picenum was the birthplace of such notables as Pompey the Great and his father Pompeius Strabo This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. A settlement of the latter tribe, one of their most ancient, has been found at Novilara. The northern Piceni were invaded in the 4th century BC by the Senones Gauls, and when the Romans reached the area the population was a mix of the two races. The Senones were a Gallic people of Gallia Celtica, who in the time of Julius Caesar inhabited the district which now includes the departments of

Under the Roman administration Pesaro, a hub across the Via Flaminia, became an important center of trading and craftmanship. The Via Flaminia was a Roman road leading from Rome to Ariminum ( Rimini) and was the most important route to the north After the fall of the Western Empire, Pesaro was occupied by the Ostrogoths, and destroyed by Vitigis (539) in the course of the Gothic War. The Western Roman Empire refers to the western half of the Roman Empire, from its division by Diocletian in 285 the other half of the Roman Empire was the Eastern Witiges or Vitiges (died 540 was King of the Ostrogoths in Italy from 536 to 540 See Gothic War (376-382 for the war on the Danube The Gothic War was a war fought in Italy and the adjoining regions of Dalmatia, Sardinia Hastily rebuilt five years later after the Byzantine reconquets, it formed the so-called Pentapolis, part of the Exarchate of Ravenna. The Exarchate of Ravenna or of Italy was a centre of Byzantine power in Italy, from the end of the 6th century to 751, when the After the Lombard and Frank conquests of that city, Pesaro became part of the Papal States. The Papal States, State(s of the Church or Pontifical States (in Italian Stato Ecclesiastico, Stato della Chiesa, Stati della Chiesa

During Renaissance it was ruled by the Malatesta (1285-1445), Sforza (1445-1512) and Della Rovere (1513-1631). The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere Sforza was a ruling family of Renaissance Italy, based in Milan. Della Rovere is a noble historical family of Italy Coming from modest beginnings in Savona, Liguria, the family rose to prominence through Nepotism Under the latter family, who elected it as capital of their duchy, Pesaro lived its most flourishing age, with the construction of numerous public and private palaces, while a new line of walls (the Mura Roveresche) was erected.

On December 11, 1860 the Piedmontese troops entered the city, and Pesaro was subsequently annexed to the new Kingdom of Italy. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Italian Unification ( Italian: il Risorgimento, or "The Resurgence" was the political and social movement that unified different states of the Italian

Main sights

• The Ducal Palace, constructed by Alessandro Sforza in the second half of the 15th century. Alessandro Sforza ( October 21, 1409 - April 1473 was an Italian Condottiero and lord of Pesaro, the first of the Pesaro line of the Sforza The façade has a portico with six arcades supported by six heavy pilasters and an upper floor with five windows crowned by coats of arms, festoons and puttoes.
• The Romanesque Cathedral Basilica, built in the 5th century over remains of a late Roman edifice and dedicated to St. Terence during the Middle Ages. The façade, in Romanesque-Gothic style, is unfinished: it has a simple ogival portal surmounted by a band of small archs. A recent restoration has brought to light a precious set of floor mosaics.

• The Baroque Sanctuary of Beata Vergine del Carmelo (18th century).
• St. Augustine, with a splendid Gothic portal.
• The massive Rocca Costanza (Castle), built in the 15th century by Costanzo Sforza, once used as prison. It has a square plan with four cylindrical towers and a wide ditch.
• The birthplace of Gioacchino Rossini located at 34 Via Rossini. It has a museum dedicated to the composer, with manifestoes, prints, portraits and his spinetta.
• The 15-16th century Imperial Villa (Villa Imperiale) stands atop the San Bartolo hill. Its room are decorated by renowned artists, including Bronzino, Francesco Menzocchi, Girolamo Genga, and Raffaellino del Colle. Agnolo di Cosimo ( November 17, 1503 &ndash November 23, 1572) usually known as Il Bronzino, or Agnolo Bronzino (mistaken Francesco Menzocchi ( Forlì, 1502- 1574 was an Italian painter of the late- Renaissance and Mannerist period belonging to the Forlì painting Girolamo Genga (c 1476 – July 11, 1551) was an Italian painter and Architect of the late Renaissance, Mannerist Raffaellino del Colle (1490 &ndash 1556 was an Italian Mannerist painter active mostly in Umbria.
• Of the 17th century Mura Roveresche ("Della Rovere Walls", demolished in the early 20th century), only two gates, Porta del Ponte, Porta Rimini and a short section remain.
• The Town Museum houses the noteworthy Pesaro Altarpiece by Giambellino. Giovanni Bellini (c 1430 – 1516 was an Italian Renaissance painter probably the best known of the Bellini family of Venetian painters The Oliveriani Museum is home to several interesting archaeological findings.

Culture

• The Pesaro film festival (Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema) has taken place in Pesaro since 1965. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ^[1]
• Opera composer Gioacchino Rossini was born in Pesaro in 1792. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Pesaro is home of the Rossini Opera Festival, which has taken place every summer since 1980. The Rossini Opera Festival (frequently referred to among musicians as the Pesaro Festival) is an Opera festival held in August of each year in Pesaro, Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
• Pesaro hosts the home games of Victoria Libertas basketball team, better known across Europe as Scavolini Pesaro. Brief history Victoria Libertas was officially founded in 1946 and had its best seasons during the 1980s Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m

Notable Pesaresi

• Massimo Ambrosini, Italian footballer

Sister towns

Pesaro currently has seven sister cities (also known as "twin towns"):

Rovinj, Croatia Nanterre, France Ljubljana, Slovenia Watford, United Kingdom

Qinhuangdao, China Rafah, Gaza Strip Keita, Niger

See also

• Alessandro Sforza
• Costanzo Sforza
• Romagna

References

External links

• Official Site
• Encyclopedia Britannica 1911

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