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Comune di Senigallia
Coat of arms of Comune di Senigallia
Municipal coat of arms

Location of Senigallia in Italy
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Marche
Province Ancona (AN)
Mayor Luana Angeloni
Elevation 3 m (10 ft)
Area 115 km² (44 sq mi)
Population (as of December 31, 2004)
 - Total 43,899
 - Density 382/km² (989/sq mi)
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 43°43′N, 13°13′E
Gentilic Senigalliesi
Dialing code 071
Postal code 60019
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Patron St. Paulinus
 - Day May 4
Website: www.comune.senigallia.an.it
Misa River in Senigallia.
Misa River in Senigallia. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV

Senigallia or Sinigaglia is a comune and port town on Italy's Adriatic coast, 25 km by rail north of Ancona, in the Marche region, province of Ancona. 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 Ancona ( Provincia di Ancona) is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. The small port is formed by the lower reaches of the Misa, a stream which flows through the town between embankments constructed of Istrian marble.

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History

Senigallia, spread out along the coast at the mouth of the river Misa, was founded in the 4th century B. C. by the Gallic tribe of the Senones and was the first Roman colony on the Adriatic shore. A colony was founded there by the Romans after their victory over the tribe of the Senones, rather before 280 BCE: the name is probably a later Roman corruption of Senones; the addition Gallica distinguishes it from Saena (Siena) in Etruria. 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 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 Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Siena. Etruria &mdash usually referred to in Greek and Latin source texts as Tyrrhenia &mdash was a region of Central Italy, located in an area The place is also mentioned in connection with Hasdrubal's defeat at the Metaurus in 207 BCE. Hasdrubal son of Hamilcar Barca, (d 207 BC short form Hasdrubal) was Hamilcar's second son and a Carthaginian general in the Second Punic War It was destroyed by Pompey in 82 BCE, and is not often mentioned afterwards. Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, commonly known as Pompey /'pɑmpi/ Pompey the Great or Pompey the Triumvir ( Classical Latin abbreviation

The Foro Annonario.
The Foro Annonario.

Ravaged by Alaric, Senigallia was fortified by the Byzantines, and again laid waste by the Lombards in the 8th century and by the Saracens in the 9th. The Lombards ( Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative names Langobards and Longobards) were a Germanic people originally from Saracen was a term used by Europeans in the Middle Ages for Fatimids at first then later for all who professed the religion of Islam.

It was the second easternmost of the five cities of the medieval Adriatic duchy of Pentapolis, east of Fano and west of Ancona. A pentapolis, from the Greek words penta 'five' and Polis 'city(-state' is geographic and/or institutional grouping of five cities This article is about the Italian town For the Danish island see Fanø. Ancona (Ankon is a city and a seaport in the Marche, a region of central Italy, population 101909 (2005

Senigallia used to hold one of the largest fairs in Italy, which dated originally from 1200, when Sergius, count of Senigallia, received from the count of Marseilles, to whose daughter he was affianced, certain relics of Mary Magdalene; this fair used to be visited by merchants from France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and especially the Levant.

Town Hall.
Town Hall.

Senigallia was at length brought so low by the Guelph and Ghibelline wars, and especially by the severities of Guido I da Montefeltro, that it was chosen by Dante as the typical instance of a ruined city. The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting respectively the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in central and northern Italy Guido da Montefeltro (1223 &ndash September 29 1298) was an Italian military strategist and lord of Urbino. In the 15th century it was captured and recaptured again and again by the Malatesta and their opponents. Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta of Rimini erected strong fortifications round the town in 1450-1455. Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta ( June 19, 1417 &ndash October 7, 1468) popularly known as the Wolf of Rimini, was a famous member Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. The lordship of Senigallia was bestowed by Pius II on his nephew Antonio Piccolomini, but the people of the town in 1464 placed themselves anew under Pope Paul II, and Giacomo Piccolomini in 1472 failed in his attempt to seize the place. Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Piccolomini ( Latin Aeneas Sylvius; October 18, 1405 &ndash August 14, 1464) Pope Paul II ( February 23, 1417 &ndash July 26, 1471) born Pietro Barbo, was Pope from 1464 until his death in 1471 Jacopo Piccolomini-Ammannati, or Giacomo Piccolomini (1422 &ndash 10 September 1479) was a Renaissance cardinal Sixtus IV assigned the lordship to the Della Rovere family, from whom it was transferred to Lorenzo de Medici in 1516. Pope Sixtus IV ( July 21, 1414 &ndash August 12, 1484) born Francesco Della Rovere, was Pope from 1471 to 1484 Della Rovere is a noble historical family of Italy Coming from modest beginnings in Savona, Liguria, the family rose to prominence through Nepotism Lorenzo de' Medici (January 1 1449 &ndash 9 April 1492 was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance After 1624 it formed part of the Papal State's legation (province) of Urbino. The Papal States, State(s of the Church or Pontifical States (in Italian Stato Ecclesiastico, Stato della Chiesa, Stati della Chiesa Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region in Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical

Main sights

The Rocca Roveresca.
The Rocca Roveresca.
The Chiostro delle Grazie ("Cloister of the Graces").
The Chiostro delle Grazie ("Cloister of the Graces").

Despite its ancient origin the city presents a modern appearance, with wide streets. Attractions include:

Celebrities

Twinned cities

Sources and references



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