Mondolfo

Mondolfo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Ancona and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Pesaro, on the Adriatic Sea.

Mondolfo
Comune
Comune di Mondolfo
Mondolfo within the Province of Pesaro-Urbino
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Coordinates: 43°45′N 13°6′E
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Pesaro e Urbino (PU)
Frazioni	Marotta, Molino Vecchio, Ponterio, Sterpettine, Centocroci, Valle del Pozzo
Area
• Total	22.82 km2 (8.81 sq mi)
Elevation	144 m (472 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017)[1]
• Total	14,280
• Density	625.8/km2 (1,621/sq mi)
Demonym	Mondolfesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	61037
Dialing code	0721
Website	Official website

Mondolfo borders the following municipalities: Castel Colonna, Fano, San Costanzo, Senigallia, Trecastelli. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[2]

History

Human presence is testified by remains from as early as the Neolithic Age. However, the first stable settlement appeared starting from the early 11th century, around a Byzantine castle existing here in the 6th-7th centuries.

Main sights

• Church of San Gervasio
• Sant'Agostino church (1586–93) and convent (17th century)
• Santa Giustina church (completed around 1760)
• San Sebastiano (1479), housing the Ceccarini altarpiece
• Church of San Giovanni (17th century)
• Palazzo Giraldi Della Rovere (16th century)
• Palazzo Peruzzi (16th century)
• Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grotte (1682)

Notable people

• Filippo Sorcinelli (born 1975), fashion designer