Acqualagna
Acqualagna | |
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| Comune di Acqualagna | |
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Location of Acqualagna  | |
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| Postal code | 61041 |
| Dialing code | 0721 |
| Patron saint | St. Lucy |
| Website | Official website |
Acqualagna (Italian: Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Ancona and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Pesaro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,304 and an area of 50.8 square kilometres (19.6 sq mi).[3] It is one of the main centers in Italy for truffle. The Candigliano is joined by the Burano in the vicinity of the town.
Acqualagna borders the following municipalities:
Urbania, Urbino
.
History
The current name derives from the Latin name Aqua Lanea, meaning "Water Slaughter", and which remembered the
Gothic Wars
.
In the neighbourhood existed the Roman town of Pitinum Mergens, destroyed by
Alarich I
. The survivors founded the castle of Montefalcone, from which the current Acqualagna evolved.
Main sights
- Parish church, with traces of 15th-16th century frescoes.
- Pelingo Sanctuary
- San Vincenzo al Furlo, what remains of a 7th-century abbey in which resided Pier Damiani (1042). The current church, in Romanesquestyle, was founded by abbot Bonaventura in 1271. The crypt has ancient columns and a 9th-10th century altar.
- Villa di Colombara, where a Roman farm has been excavated.
- Furlo Gorge: one of the most spectacular gorges in Italy, with a 2000-year-old Roman tunnel
- Pietralata Sanctuary: nestled in the hills adjoining to the gorge lays this wonderful restored small monastery
Demographic evolution
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat.
External links
- (in Italian) Homepage of the city
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