San Marcello | |
Official Name: | Comune di San Marcello |
Coordinates: | 43.5833°N 25°W |
Region: | Marche |
Province: | Ancona (AN) |
Frazioni: | Acquasanta |
Mayor: | Graziano Lapi |
Area Total Km2: | 25.78 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2000 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2019 |
Population Demonym: | Sammarcellesi |
Elevation M: | 231 |
Saint: | Pope Marcellus I |
Day: | January 16 |
Postal Code: | 60030 |
Area Code: | 0731 |
San Marcello is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 25km (16miles) west of Ancona.
San Marcello borders the following municipalities: Belvedere Ostrense, Jesi, Maiolati Spontini, Monsano, Monte San Vito, Morro d'Alba.
Founded in 1234 by a community of people from Jesi, it still has a well preserved line of walls. It is interesting to visit the Renaissance Palazzo Marcelli, the parish church, the Ferrari theatre, the Saint Mary church.
The castle is surrounded by a beautiful hilly landscape particularly renown for olive trees and vineyards.