Genga, Marche

Genga is a town and comune of province of Ancona in the Italian region of the Marche, on the Sentino river about 7 kilometres (4 mi) downstream and east of Sassoferrato and 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Fabriano.

Genga
Comune
Comune di Genga
San Vittore Abbey.
Location of Genga
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Coordinates: 43°26′N 12°56′E
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Ancona (AN)
Frazioni	Avenale, Bivio Filipponi, Camponocecchio, Capolavilla, Casamontanara, Cerqueto, Colcello, Colleponi, Falcioni, Gattuccio, Meleto, Monticelli, Palombare, Pianello, Pierosara, Rocchetta, Rosenga, San Donnino, San Fortunato, San Vittore, Trapozzo, Trinquelli, Vallemania, Valtreara
Government
• Mayor	Raniero Nepi
Area [1]
• Total	72 km2 (28 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population  (2008)[2]
• Total	1,984
• Density	28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonym	Gengarini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	60040
Dialing code	0732
Patron saint	St. Clemens
Saint day	November 23
Website	Official website

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.

Main sights

• Grotte di Frasassi, they are a karst caves system most famous show caves in Italy.
• the Romanesque abbey at S. Vittore alle Chiuse (11th century).
• the Roman Bridge in the same hamlet, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast 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 known as Gengasaurus found in the area in 1976.

The Frasassi Caves, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-southeast, are among the most visited natural curiosities in central Italy.