Porto San Giorgio
| Porto San Giorgio | |||
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| Comune di Porto San Giorgio | |||
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 Porto San Giorgio
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| Coordinates: 43°11′N 13°48′E / 43.183°N 13.8°ECoordinates: 43°11′N 13°48′E / 43.183°N 13.8°E | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| Region | Marche | ||
| Province | Fermo (FM) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Andrea Agostini | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8.58 km2 (3.31 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 16,201 | ||
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Sangiorgesi | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 63822 | ||
| Dialing code | 0734 | ||
| Patron saint | St. George | ||
| Saint day | April 23) | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Porto San Giorgio is a comune (town or municipality) in the Province of Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy. It has approximately 16,200 inhabitants and it is located on the coast of the Adriatic Sea.
[edit] History
Already famous at the times of Pliny the Elder as Navale Firmanorum and cited by Strabo and in the Tabula Peutingeriana as Castrum Firmanorum (Citadel of Fermo), it was bound to the development of the port of Fermo, probably situated to the estuary of the Ete river and connected to the city of Fermo by the Pompeiana road.
[edit] Railways
Porto San Giorgio is on the Ancona-Pescara railway line of the Ferrovie dello Stato.
Porto San Giorgio was connected to Amandola through a 56 km narrow gauge railway (950 mm, the so-called "Italian gauge"), which was disabled in 1956.
[edit] Twin towns
Gessopalena, Italy
Biograd na Moru, Croatia
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