Montecassiano

Montecassiano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Ancona and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Macerata.

Montecassiano
Comune
Comune di Montecassiano
Location of Montecassiano
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Coordinates: 43°22′N 13°26′E
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Macerata (MC)
Frazioni	Sant'Egidio, Sambucheto, Vallecascia, Vissani
Government
• Mayor	Leonardo Catena
Area [1]
• Total	33.0 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017)[2]
• Total	7,082
• Density	210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Demonym	Montecassianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	62010
Dialing code	0733
Website	Official website

The municipality of Montecassiano contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Sant'Egidio, Sambucheto, Vallecascia, and Vissani.

Montecassiano borders the following municipalities: Appignano, Macerata, Montefano, Recanati. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[3]

Main sights

Sights in the town include:

• Palazzo dei Priori (13th century)
• Church of San Marco (14th century)
• Collegiate church of Santa Maria della Misericordia (12th century)
• Collegiate church Santa Maria Assunta
• Oratory of San Nicolò (13th century)