Grottammare
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| Grottammare | |||
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| Comune di Grottammare | |||
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 Grottammare
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| Coordinates: 42°59′23″N 13°51′57″E / 42.98972°N 13.86583°ECoordinates: 42°59′23″N 13°51′57″E / 42.98972°N 13.86583°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Marche | ||
| Province | Ascoli Piceno (AP) | ||
| Frazioni | Ischia | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Luigi Merli (since May 2003) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 17.66 km2 (6.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) | ||
| Population (1 January 2008) | |||
| • Total | 15,286 | ||
| • Density | 865.6/km2 (2,241.8/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Grottammaresi | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 63013 | ||
| Dialing code | 0735 | ||
| Patron saint | Saint Paternian | ||
| Saint day | 10 July | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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Grottammare is a town and comune on Italy's Adriatic coast, in the province of Ascoli Piceno, Marche region. It receives over 500,000 tourists a year.[citation needed]
In 1994 the ruling Christian Democrats were ousted by a coalition known as Participation and Solidarity (PS). It created a system of neighbourhood assemblies as a type of participatory democracy.
[edit] Notable residents
Pope Sixtus V was born here.
[edit] Sister towns
[edit] External links
- Red Pepper, August 2004, "Local Democracy Italian style"[dead link]
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