Belmonte Piceno

Belmonte Piceno
Comune
Comune di Belmonte Piceno
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Coordinates: 43°6′N13°32′E / 43.100°N 13.533°E / 43.100; 13.533
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Province of Fermo
Frazioni	Castellarso Ete, Castellarso Tenna, Colle Ete, Colle Tenna
Government
• Mayor	Ivano Bascioni
Area [1]
• Total	10.53 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Elevation	312 m (1,024 ft)
Population  (30 April 2017) [2]
• Total	626
• Density	59.4/km2 (154/sq mi)
Demonym	Belmontesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	63020
Dialing code	0734
Website	Official website

Belmonte Piceno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Ancona and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Ascoli Piceno.

Belmonte Piceno borders the following municipalities: Falerone, Fermo, Grottazzolina, Monsampietro Morico, Montegiorgio, Monteleone di Fermo, Montottone, Servigliano.

In Belmonte Piceno, an important burial ground from the Iron Age was found. One of the most important finds was an ivory casket discovered in 2018, which contains amber figures depicting Greek myths. ^[3]

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. Weidig, Joachim (2024). Archaische Mythen aus Bernstein. Die Rezeption griechischer und etruskischer Kunst in Belmonte Piceno. Darmstadt: wbg Philipp von Zabern, ISBN   978-3-534-64029-4.