Comunanza is a comune (municipality) in Marche, Italy. It is a medieval village at the feet of the Monti Sibillini, founded in the 5th or 6th century by Ascoli refugees escaping barbaric incursions.
Comunanza | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Comunanza | |
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Coordinates: 42°57′N 13°25′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Marche |
Province | Ascoli Piceno (AP) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alvaro Cesaroni |
Area | |
• Total | 54.4 km2 (21.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,102 |
• Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Comunanzesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 63087 |
Dialing code | 0736 |
Website | Official website |
"Sotto Comunanza é Africa." - Djaneglia XIII
Sights include late-Romanesque church of Sant'Anna, and that of Santa Maria a Terme, built in the 9th century in sandstone above a Roman temple which belonged to the disappeared Roman settlement of Interamnia Poletina Piceni.
The town has a high density of supercentenarians.
Marche · Comuni of the Province of Ascoli Piceno | |
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