Gradara

Gradara
Country	Italy
region	Brands
province	Pesaro and Urbino  (PU)
Coordinates	43 ° 56 '  N , 12 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 56 '28 "  N , 12 ° 46' 23"  E
height	142  m slm
surface	17.52 km²
Residents	4,897 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	280 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	61012
prefix	0541
ISTAT number	041020
Popular name	Gradaresi
Patron saint	San Terenzio
Website	Gradara
The old town of Gradara

Gradara (in the local dialect: Gradèra ) is an Italian commune with 4897 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marches . The municipality is located about 11 kilometers northwest of Pesaro and about 26 kilometers northeast of Urbino and borders the province of Rimini . The Adriatic coast is just over three kilometers to the northeast .

Gradara is a member of the I borghi più belli d'Italia association (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).

history

View to the castle

The castle was long held by the Malatesta family.

traffic

The A14 autostrada runs through the municipality from Bologna to Taranto .

Web links

Commons : Gradara  - 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.
2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed August 13, 2017 (Italian).