Province of Ancona
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The province of Ancona (
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
References
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Ancona". Italia.it. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Anacona". Italia.it. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Provincia di Ancona". Tuttitalia. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Verdicchio, a typical oenological product of Ancona Provincev". Visit Ancona. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Frederick II". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Rafael Sabatini". Historic Naval Fiction. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Pius IX". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-313-30733-1.
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