Genga is a town and comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

of province of Ancona

Province of Ancona

The Province of Ancona is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona. The province has an area of 1940 km² and a 2006 population of 465,906 in 49 comuni , see Comunes of the Province of Ancona....

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region of the Marche

Marche

The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...

, on the Sentino river about 7 km downstream and east of Sassoferrato

Sassoferrato

Sassoferrato is a town and comune of the province of Ancona in the Marche region of Italy.-History:To the south of the town lie the ruins of the ancient Sentinum, on the Via Flaminia...

 and 12 km north of Fabriano

Fabriano

Fabriano is a town and comune of Ancona province in the Italian region of the Marche, at 325 m above sea-level. It lies in the Esino valley 44 km upstream and SW of Jesi; and 15 km ENE of Fossato di Vico and 36 km east of Gubbio...

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The town is best known as the ancestral home of the noble family of the della Genga, the most famous member of which was Pope Leo XII

Pope Leo XII

Pope Leo XII , born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola Sermattei della Genga, was Pope from 1823 to 1829.-Life:...

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Main sights

• the Romanesque abbey at S. Vittore alle Chiuse (11th century).
• the Roman Bridge in the same hamlet, about 8 km SE of town.
• Museum of the church of San Clemente. It houses a triptych and a 15th century banner by Antonio da Fabriano.
• Spaelaeo-Palaeontologic Museum, including a famous fossil of an Ichthyosaur
  Ichthyosaur
  Ichthyosaurs were giant marine reptiles that resembled fish and dolphins...
  
   found in the area in 1976.

The Frasassi Caves

Frasassi Caves

The Frasassi Caves are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche...

, about 5 km SSE, are among the most visited natural curiosities in central Italy.