Montefano

Montefano
Comune
Comune di Montefano
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Coordinates: 43°25′N13°26′E / 43.417°N 13.433°E / 43.417; 13.433
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Macerata (MC)
Frazioni	Montefanovecchio, Osterianuova
Government
• Mayor	Major Angela Barbieri
Area [1]
• Total	33.94 km2 (13.10 sq mi)
Elevation	242 m (794 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017) [2]
• Total	3,458
• Density	101.9/km2 (263.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Montefanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	62010
Dialing code	0733
Patron saint	Saint Donatus
Saint day	August the 7th
Website	Official website

Montefano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Ancona and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Macerata.

Montefano borders the following municipalities: Appignano, Filottrano, Montecassiano, Osimo, Recanati.

Sights

Churches in Montefano include:

• Collegiata di San Donato, Baroque style
• Santa Maria Assunta
• San Filippo Benizi, also in Baroque style.

People

• Marcello Cervini degli Spannochi, Pope Marcellus II, was born in Montefano. ^{[3] [4]}
• Franco Taruschio, chef (born 1938)

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. Cardella, Lorenzo (1793). Memorie storiche de' cardinali della Santa Romana Chiesa. Vol. Tomo Quarto. Roma: Pagliarini. p. 225.
4. Ott, Michael (1910). "Pope Marcellus II". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia . Vol. 9. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

External links

• Official website