Sassoferrato

Sassoferrato is a town and comune of the province of Ancona in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy.

This article is about the town. For the painter, see Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato.
Sassoferrato
Comune
Comune di Sassoferrato
View of Montelago, a frazione of Sassoferrato
Coat of arms
Sassoferrato within the Province of Ancona
Location of Sassoferrato
Sassoferrato
Location of Sassoferrato in Italy
Sassoferrato
Sassoferrato (Marche)
Coordinates: 43°26′1″N 12°51′30″E
CountryItaly
RegionMarche
ProvinceAncona (AN)
Frazionisee list
Government
 • MayorMaurizio Greci
Area
 • Total137.23 km2 (52.98 sq mi)
Elevation
386 m (1,266 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2016)[2]
 • Total7,177
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Sassoferratesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
60041
Dialing code0732
Patron saintBlessed Ugo degli Atti
Saint dayJuly 26
WebsiteOfficial website

History

To the south of the town lie the ruins of the ancient Sentinum, on the Via Flaminia. The castle above the town is mentioned from the 11th century; the town belonged to the House of Este from 1208, later to the Atti family, becoming a free municipality in 1460 after the assassination of Luigi degli Atti.

Geography

Sassoferrato borders with the municipalities of Arcevia, Fabriano, Genga, Serra Sant'Abbondio (PU), Pergola (PU), Costacciaro (PG, Umbria) and Scheggia e Pascelupo (PG, Umbria).

Frazioni

Baruccio, Borgo Sassoferrato, Breccia di Venatura, Cabernardi, Ca' Boccolino, Camarano, Camazzocchi, Canderico, Cantarino, Caparucci, Capoggi, Casalvento, Case Aia, Castagna, Castagna Bassa, Castiglioni, Catobagli, Col Canino, Coldapi, Col della Noce, Doglio, Felcioni, Frassineta, Gaville, Giontarello, La Frasca, Liceto, Mandole, Montelago, Monterosso, Monterosso Stazione, Morello, Pantana, Perticano, Piagge, Piaggiasecca, Piano di Frassineta, Piano di Murazzano, Radicosa, Regedano, Rondinella, Rotondo, San Egidio, San Felice, San Giovanni, San Paolo, San Ugo, Sassoferrato Castello, Schioppetto, Scorzano, Sementana, Seriole, Serra San Facondino, Stavellina, Valdolmo, Valitosa, Venatura.

Notable people
  • Bartolo da Sassoferrato (1313–1359)[3]
  • Cardinal Alessandro Oliva (1407–1463)[3]
  • Niccolò Perotti (1430–1480), humanist[3]
  • Antonio Perotti (1535–1582), captain named the "Paladin of Italy" by Alessandro Farnese[3]
  • Pietro Paolo Agabiti (1470–1540), painter and architect[3]
  • Pandolfo Collenuccio (1444–1504), man of letters[3]
  • Giovani Battista Salvi (1609–1685), Italian Baroque painter, called "the Sassoferrato"[3]
  • Baldassarre Olimpo degli Alessandri (1480? – 1540?), poet[3]
  • Lorenzo Parigini (1779–1848), bishop of Urbania and Sant'Angelo in Vado[3]
  • Guido Vitaletti (1866–1936), man of letters[3]
  • Alberico Pagnani (1881–1979), historian[3]
  • Giuseppe Franciolini (1891–1989), bishop of Cortona[3]
  • Gina Carbonara eloped here, during her scandalous love affair with Giacomo Furbano.
  • Norberto Liverpudliano De'mmer and Cristiano L'Idraulico, locally known as "Er du Strunz e 'mmezz", duelled hard here, and the story goes, that you can still hear their grunts. Oh Clint... soave, eccelso... MANDRACLINT... l'unico veronica irriducibile
  • Emilio Pettinelli (1896–1980), composer[3]
  • Antonio Lisandrini (1909–1985), priest[3]

References
  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. Web page titled "Some words about the Institute" Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine at the Istituto Internazionale di Studi Piceni website, retrieved May 24, 2009

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