Comunanza

Comunanza is a comune (municipality) in Marche, Italy. It is a medieval village at the feet of the Monti Sibillini, founded in the 5th or 6th century by Ascoli refugees escaping barbaric incursions.

Comunanza
Comune
Comune di Comunanza
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 42°57′N 13°25′E
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Ascoli Piceno (AP)
Government
• Mayor	Alvaro Cesaroni
Area
• Total	54.4 km2 (21.0 sq mi)
Elevation	448 m (1,470 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017[1])
• Total	3,102
• Density	57.0/km2 (148/sq mi)
Demonym	Comunanzesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	63087
Dialing code	0736
Website	Official website

Sights include late-Romanesque church of Sant'Anna, and that of Santa Maria a Terme, built in the 9th century in sandstone above a Roman temple which belonged to the disappeared Roman settlement of Novana^[2].