Belmonte Piceno

Belmonte Piceno
Comune
Comune di Belmonte Piceno
Location of Belmonte Piceno
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Belmonte Piceno is located in Italy
Belmonte Piceno
Belmonte Piceno
Location of Belmonte Piceno in Italy
Belmonte Piceno is located in Marche
Belmonte Piceno
Belmonte Piceno
Belmonte Piceno (Marche)
Coordinates: 43°6′N 13°32′E / 43.100°N 13.533°E / 43.100; 13.533
CountryItaly
RegionMarche
ProvinceProvince of Fermo
FrazioniCastellarso Ete, Castellarso Tenna, Colle Ete, Colle Tenna
Government
 • MayorIvano Bascioni
Area
[1]
 • Total
10.53 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Elevation
312 m (1,024 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total
626
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
DemonymBelmontesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
63020
Dialing code0734
WebsiteOfficial website

Belmonte Piceno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Ancona and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Ascoli Piceno.

Belmonte Piceno borders the following municipalities: Falerone, Fermo, Grottazzolina, Monsampietro Morico, Montegiorgio, Monteleone di Fermo, Montottone, Servigliano.

In Belmonte Piceno, an important burial ground from the Iron Age was found. One of the most important finds was an ivory casket discovered in 2018, which contains amber figures depicting Greek myths.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ Weidig, Joachim (2024). Archaische Mythen aus Bernstein. Die Rezeption griechischer und etruskischer Kunst in Belmonte Piceno. Darmstadt: wbg Philipp von Zabern, ISBN 978-3-534-64029-4.


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