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Monsampietro Morico

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Monsampietro Morico
Comune di Monsampietro Morico
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Monsampietro Morico is located in Italy
Monsampietro Morico
Monsampietro Morico
Location of Monsampietro Morico in Italy
Monsampietro Morico is located in Marche
Monsampietro Morico
Monsampietro Morico
Monsampietro Morico (Marche)
Coordinates: 43°4′N 13°33′E / 43.067°N 13.550°E / 43.067; 13.550
CountryItaly
RegionMarche
ProvinceFermo
FrazioniSant'Elpidio Morico
Government
 • MayorRomina Gualtieri
Area
 • Total9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Elevation
289 m (948 ft)
Population
 (31 October 2009[2])[3]
 • Total707
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
DemonymMonsampietrini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
63029
Dialing code0734
WebsiteOfficial website

Monsampietro Morico is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Ancona, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Ascoli Piceno and 20 kilometres (12 mi) of Fermo. It was founded in 1061 as a castle (rebuilt in the 15th century) under a Norman count from Apulia. Later it was part of the de Varano seigniory and, from 1415 to 1416, of Carlo Malatesta's lands. It is also home to a 13th-century Romanesque church, dedicated to St. Paul.

Monsampietro Morico borders the following municipalities: Belmonte Piceno, Monte Rinaldo, Monteleone di Fermo, Montelparo, Montottone.

References

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  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. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.