Monte Cerignone
Encyclopedia
Monte Cerignone is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino
in the Italian
region Marche
, located about 90 km northwest of Ancona
and about 40 km west of Pesaro
.
Monte Cerignone borders the following municipalities: Macerata Feltria
, Mercatino Conca
, Montecopiolo
, Monte Grimano
, Sassocorvaro
, Tavoleto
.
Sights include the Malatesta
fortress, which was partly designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini.
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:...
(municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino
Province of Pesaro e Urbino
The Province of Pesaro and Urbino is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pesaro. It also borders the state of San Marino.-History:...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region 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...
, located about 90 km northwest of Ancona
Ancona
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....
and about 40 km west of Pesaro
Pesaro
Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206....
.
Monte Cerignone borders the following municipalities: Macerata Feltria
Macerata Feltria
Macerata Feltria is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 km west of Ancona and about 40 km southwest of Pesaro....
, Mercatino Conca
Mercatino Conca
Mercatino Conca is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 km northwest of Ancona and about 35 km west of Pesaro...
, Montecopiolo
Montecopiolo
Montecopiolo is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 100 km west of Ancona and about 45 km west of Pesaro...
, Monte Grimano
Monte Grimano
Monte Grimano is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 km northwest of Ancona and about 40 km west of Pesaro....
, Sassocorvaro
Sassocorvaro
Sassocorvaro is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 km west of Ancona and about 35 km southwest of Pesaro....
, Tavoleto
Tavoleto
Tavoleto is a comune with some 860 inhabitants in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 km northwest of Ancona and about 25 km southwest of Pesaro....
.
Sights include the Malatesta
House of Malatesta
The House of Malatesta was an Italian family that ruled over Rimini from 1295 until 1500, as well as other lands and towns in Romagna.Malatesta da Verucchio The House of Malatesta was an Italian family that ruled over Rimini from 1295 until 1500, as well as (in different periods) other lands and...
fortress, which was partly designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini.