Arcevia

Arcevia
Country	Italy
region	Brands
province	Ancona  (AN)
Coordinates	43 ° 28 '  N , 12 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 28 '0 "  N , 12 ° 56' 23"  E
height	535  m slm
surface	126.40 km²
Residents	4,325 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	34 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	60011
prefix	0731
ISTAT number	042003
Popular name	Arceviesi
Patron saint	Medardus
Website	Arcevia
Panorama of Arcevia

Arcevia is an Italian municipality (comune) with 4325 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Ancona in Marche .

geography

The municipality is located about 48 kilometers southwest of Ancona . The municipality belongs to the Comunità montana dell'Esino Frasassi . The Misa flows through the community .

The districts include Avacelli, Castiglioni, Caudino, Colle Aprico, Conce di Arcevia, Costa, Loretello, Magnadorsa, Montale, Monte Sant'Angelo, Nidastore, Palazzo, Piticchio, Prosano, Ripalta, San Ginesio di Arcevia, San Giovanni Battista, San Pietro in Musio, Sant'Apollinare, Santo Stefano and Vado.

The neighboring communities are Barbara , Castelleone di Suasa , Genga , Mergo , Montecarotto , Pergola ( PU ), Rosora , San Lorenzo in Campo (PU), Sassoferrato , Serra de 'Conti and Serra San Quirico .

history

A Gallic necropolis has been preserved from the Iron Age. Arcevia first appeared in a document with its original name Rocca Contrada in 1065. In 1817 the town received city rights and its new name Arcevia .

Community partnerships

• Ribnica , Jugovzhodna Slovenija

traffic

There is a common train station with the neighboring municipality of Sassoferrato on the route from Pergola to Fabriano . The former Strada Statale 360 ​​Arceviese (today: Provincial Road) from Senigallia to Scheggia e Pascelupo also runs through the village .

Personalities

• Anselmo Anselmi (1859–1907), local historian
• Teobaldo Cesari (1804–1879), Abbot General of the Cistercians; born in the district of Palazzo
• Giuseppe Gianfranceschi SJ (1875–1934), Jesuit and scientist
• Fernando Palazzi (1884–1962), man of letters and lexicographer
• Elio Sgreccia (1928-2019), cardinal; born in the district of Nidastore

Web links

Commons : Arcevia  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.