Montecosaro
Comune in Marche, Italy
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Coat of arms
Location of Montecosaro
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43°19′N 13°38′E / 43.317°N 13.633°E / 43.317; 13.633
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Montecosaro is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Ancona and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Macerata.
Montecosaro borders the following municipalities: Civitanova Marche, Montegranaro, Montelupone, Morrovalle, Potenza Picena, Sant'Elpidio a Mare. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
Among the religious buildings in the town are:
- Santa Maria a Pie’ di Chienti: church rebuilt in 1125 in Romanesque style.
- Sant'Agostino: Romanesque church rebuilt starting in 16th century.
Notable people
- Anita Cerquetti (1931-2014), operatic soprano
- Romolo Marcellini (1910-1999), film director
References
External links
- Official website
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- Apiro
- Appignano
- Belforte del Chienti
- Bolognola
- Caldarola
- Camerino
- Camporotondo di Fiastrone
- Castelraimondo
- Castelsantangelo sul Nera
- Cessapalombo
- Cingoli
- Civitanova Marche
- Colmurano
- Corridonia
- Esanatoglia
- Fiastra
- Fiuminata
- Gagliole
- Gualdo
- Loro Piceno
- Macerata
- Matelica
- Mogliano
- Monte Cavallo
- Monte San Giusto
- Monte San Martino
- Montecassiano
- Montecosaro
- Montefano
- Montelupone
- Morrovalle
- Muccia
- Penna San Giovanni
- Petriolo
- Pieve Torina
- Pioraco
- Poggio San Vicino
- Pollenza
- Porto Recanati
- Potenza Picena
- Recanati
- Ripe San Ginesio
- San Ginesio
- San Severino Marche
- Sant'Angelo in Pontano
- Sarnano
- Sefro
- Serrapetrona
- Serravalle di Chienti
- Tolentino
- Treia
- Urbisaglia
- Ussita
- Valfornace
- Visso
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