Montecopiolo

Montecopiolo
Country	Italy
region	Brands
province	Pesaro and Urbino  (PU)
Coordinates	43 ° 50 '  N , 12 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 50 '28 "  N , 12 ° 21' 35"  E
height	915  m slm
surface	35.74 km²
Residents	1,069 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	30 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	61014
prefix	0722
ISTAT number	041033
Popular name	Montecopiolesi
Patron saint	archangel Michael
Website	Montecopiolo

Montecopiolo (in the Gallomarchesian dialect: Mont Cupiùl or Cupiòl ) is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 1069 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marches . The municipality is located about 44 kilometers east-southeast of Pesaro and about 25 kilometers northwest of Urbino at the Parco naturale regional del Sasso Simone e Simoncello , belongs to the Comunità montana del Montefeltro and borders directly on the province of Rimini ( Emilia-Romagna ). The administrative center of the municipality is located in the Villagrande district .

Panorama of Montecopiolo with the castle ruins (right)

Parish partnership

Montecopiolo has a partnership with the French community of Mont-Saint-Martin in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department .

history

In 1140 Antonio († 1184?) From the old family of the Lords of Carpegna received the Montecopiolo Castle in an inheritance division with his brothers Guido and Galeazzo. Later he also acquired the castle of San Leo , the castle rock of which has been called Mons Feretrius since ancient times , after which the Montefeltro region is named. In 1155 Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa appointed him imperial vicar for Urbino ; presumably he also carried the title of Lord of Montefeltro. His son Montefeltrano I (approx. 1135 - 1202) was made Count of Montefeltro and his sons were enfeoffed with the county of Urbino in 1213 . The House of Montefeltro rose to dukes of Urbino with Federico da Montefeltro in 1443, but died out with his son Guidobaldo da Montefeltro . The duchy fell in 1508 to the son of his sister Giovanna, Francesco Maria I della Rovere , which also brought Montecopiolo to the Della Rovere family. Francesco Maria was expelled from Urbino by Lorenzo di Piero de 'Medici and was only able to recapture the duchy after his death in 1521, taking the Montecopiolo castle as a starting point. After the death of Francesco Maria II della Rovere in 1631, the Duchy of Urbino fell to the Papal States . The Montecopiolo Castle was inhabited until the 18th century, but then fell into ruin.

Web links

Commons : Montecopiolo  - 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.