Monsampietro Morico | |
Official Name: | Comune di Monsampietro Morico |
Coordinates: | 43.0667°N 46°W |
Region: | Marche |
Province: | Fermo |
Frazioni: | Sant'Elpidio Morico |
Mayor: | Romina Gualtieri |
Area Total Km2: | 9.6 |
Population Total: | 707 |
Population As Of: | 31 October 2009[1] |
Population Demonym: | Monsampietrini |
Elevation M: | 289 |
Postal Code: | 63029 |
Area Code: | 0734 |
Monsampietro Morico is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 70km (40miles) south of Ancona, about 35km (22miles) north of Ascoli Piceno and 20km (10miles) of Fermo. It was founded in 1061 as a castle (rebuilt in the 15th century) under a Norman count from Apulia. Later it was part of the de Varano seigniory and, from 1415 to 1416, of Carlo Malatesta's lands. It is also home to a 13th-century Romanesque church, dedicated to St. Paul.
Monsampietro Morico borders the following municipalities: Belmonte Piceno, Monte Rinaldo, Monteleone di Fermo, Montelparo, Montottone.