Province of Ancona explained

Province of Ancona
Native Name Lang:it
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Italy
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Marche
Seat Type:Capital(s)
Seat:Ancona
Parts Type:Comuni
Parts Style:para
P1:49
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Luigi Cerioni
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1940
Population Total:482886
Population As Of:2012
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type2:GDP
Demographics2 Footnotes:[1]
Demographics2 Title1:Total
Demographics2 Info1:€13.855 billion (2015)
Demographics2 Title2:Per capita
Demographics2 Info2:€29,044 (2015)
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:60100
Area Code Type:Telephone prefix
Area Code:071
Registration Plate:AN
Blank Name Sec1:ISTAT
Blank Info Sec1:042

The province of Ancona (Italian: provincia di Ancona) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona, and the province borders the Adriatic Sea. The city of Ancona is also the capital of Marche.[2]

To the north, the province is bordered by the Adriatic Sea,[3] and the Apennine Mountains to the west. The population of the province is mostly located in coastal areas and in the provincial capital Ancona, which has a population of 101,518; the province has a total population of 477,892 as of 2015.[4]

Due to its coastal location, it is strategically important.[3] Its coastline of sandy beaches is popular with Italians but has not been greatly affected by tourism. A large area of the province's land is farmland often used for wine production; the province produces wines using the Montepulciano, Sangiovese, and Verdicchio varieties of grape. Annually, feasts occur in the province during the harvesting period.[5] It contains mountainous regions and the Conero Regional Park, which contain dense forests[3] where black truffles are found. These are sold in Acqualagna, in the neighbouring province of Pesaro and Urbino.

Famous people born of the province of Ancona include Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (Iesi);[6] International Gothic painter Gentile da Fabriano (Fabriano); writer Rafael Sabatini (Iesi);[7] composer Gaspare Spontini (Maiolati, which has since been named after him as Maiolati Spontini); composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (Jesi); mathematician and physicist Vito Volterra (Ancona); footballer Roberto Mancini (Jesi); Pope Leo XII (Genga); Pope Pius IX (Senigallia);[8] and actress Virna Lisi (Iesi).[9]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3)
  2. Web site: Ancona. Italia.it. 6 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Anacona. Italia.it. 1 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Provincia di Ancona. Tuttitalia. 6 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Verdicchio, a typical oenological product of Ancona Provincev. Visit Ancona. 1 August 2015.
  6. Web site: Frederick II. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 August 2015.
  7. Web site: Rafael Sabatini. Historic Naval Fiction. 1 August 2015.
  8. Web site: Pius IX. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 August 2015.
  9. Book: Roy Palmer Domenico. The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. 2002. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-30733-1. Ancona.