Montegiorgio

Montegiorgio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Ancona and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of Ascoli Piceno.

Montegiorgio
Comune
Comune di Montegiorgio
Portal of the church of San Salvatore
Location of Montegiorgio
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Coordinates: 43°8′N 13°32′E
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Fermo (FM)
Government
• Mayor	Michele Ortenzi
Area [1]
• Total	47.45 km2 (18.32 sq mi)
Elevation	411 m (1,348 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017)[2]
• Total	6,715
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Demonym	Montegiorgesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	63833
Dialing code	0734
Website	Official website

Montegiorgio borders the following municipalities: Belmonte Piceno, Falerone, Fermo, Francavilla d'Ete, Magliano di Tenna, Massa Fermana, Montappone, Monte San Pietrangeli, Monte Vidon Corrado, Rapagnano.

Main sights

• Remains of the portal of church of San Salvatore (late 14th century)
• Castle walls (13th-14th centuries)
• Church of San Francesco (13th century, restored in the 16th century)
• Castles of Cerreto and Alteta

People

• Domenico Alaleona (1881–1900), composer