Montegranaro

Montegranaro
Country	Italy
region	Brands
province	Fermo  (FM)
Coordinates	43 ° 14 '  N , 13 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 14 '0 "  N , 13 ° 38' 0"  E
height	279  m slm
surface	31.25 km²
Residents	12,785 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	409 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	63812
prefix	0734
ISTAT number	109018
Popular name	Montegranaresi
Patron saint	Serafino da Montegranaro
Website	Montegranaro

Montegranaro (in the local dialect Montegrana or Mongrana ) is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 12,785 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Fermo in Marche . The municipality is located about 45 kilometers south of Ancona and about 13 kilometers northwest of Fermo . Macerata is about 12 kilometers northwest of Montegranaro. The municipality borders on the province of the same name .

history

Montegranaro was built on the remains of the ancient Roman city of Veregra (or Beregra ). Montegranaro is mentioned for the first time in a deed of donation from Farfa Abbey . The name comes from the Latin Mons Granarius (grain hill) and means the fertile landscape.

Sports

With the Sutor Basket Montegranaro there is a professional basketball team that also played in the highest basketball league in Italy, the Lega Basket Serie A , in 2006/2007 .

Economy and Transport

Montegranaro is an important location for the Italian shoe industry. North of Montegranaro, Strada Statale 77 runs along the Chienti . There is no train station in Montegranaro. The Civitanova Marche-Montegranaro train station is located in Civitanova Marche (about 10 kilometers northeast of Montegranaro). Until 1955 there was still a connection to the tram to Civitanova Marche.

Town twinning

• Oppeano , Province of Verona

Sons and daughters of the church

• Domenico Svampa (1851–1907), Archbishop of Bologna
• Giovanni Conti (1882–1957), lawyer, publicist and politician
• Guido Marilungo (* 1989), football player (striker)

Web links

Commons : Montegranaro  - 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.