Acqualagna
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| Comune di Acqualagna | |||
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| Coordinates: 43°37′N 12°40′E / 43.617°N 12.667°ECoordinates: 43°37′N 12°40′E / 43.617°N 12.667°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Marche | ||
| Province | Pesaro and Urbino (PU) | ||
| Frazioni | Furlo, Pelingo, Case nuove, Fossato, Pole, Petriccio, Naro, Farneta, Bellaria, Canfiagio, Cà Romano | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 204 m (669 ft) | ||
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |||
| • Total | 4,304 | ||
| • Density | 84.7/km2 (219.4/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Acqualagnesi | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 61041 | ||
| Dialing code | 0721 | ||
| Patron saint | St. Lucy | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Acqualagna is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km west of Ancona and about 40 km southwest of Pesaro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,304 and an area of 50.8 km².[1]. It is one of the main centers in Italy for truffle.
Acqualagna borders the following municipalities: Cagli, Fermignano, Urbania, Urbino.
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[edit] History
The current name derives from the Latin name Aqua Lanea, meaning "Water Slaughter", and which remembered the battle of Gualdo Tadino fought nearby between Totila's Ostrogoth and Narses's Byzantine armies during the Gothic Wars.
In the neighbourhood existed the Roman town of Pitinum Mergens, destroyed by Alarich I. The survivors founded the castle of Montefalcone, from which the current Acqualagna evolved.
[edit] Main sights
- Parish church, with traces of 15th-16th centuries frescoes.
- Pelingo Sanctuary
- San Vincenzo al Furlo, what remains of a 7th century abbey in which resided St. Romuald (1011) and Pier Damiani (1042). The current church, in Romanesque style, was founded by abbot Bonaventura in 1271. The crypt has ancient columns and a 9th-10th century altar.
- Villa di Colombara, where a Roman farm has been excavated.
- Furlo Gorge: one of the most spectacular gorges in Italy with a 2000 year old roman tunnel
- Pietralata Sanctuary: nested in the hills adjoining to the gorge lays this wunderful restored small monastery
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (Italian) Homepage of the city
