Potenza Picena

Potenza Picena
Country	Italy
region	Brands
province	Macerata  (MC)
Coordinates	43 ° 22 '  N , 13 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 21 '59 "  N , 13 ° 37' 13"  E
height	237  m slm
surface	47.62 km²
Residents	15,993 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	336 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	62018
prefix	0733
ISTAT number	043043
Popular name	Potentini, Santesi
Patron saint	Stephanus , Gerhard von Lunel , Anna (Porto)
Website	Potenza Picena

Potenza Picena , originally Monte Santo , is an Italian municipality with 15,993 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Macerata in Marche . The municipality is located about 30 kilometers southeast of Ancona and about 15 kilometers northeast of Macerata .

history

The Franciscan Gerhard von Lunel (born around 1275) suffered a collapse near Monte Santo in 1298. With his canonization by Pope Benedict XIV , he became the patron saint of epileptics. It was later Montesanto in Potenza Picena renamed.

traffic

The main town of the municipality is located a few kilometers from the Adriatic Sea . The district of Porto Potenza Picena right on the water. The Strada Statale 571 runs north of the municipality. The Strada Statale 16 Adriatica also crosses the municipality as does the Autostrada A14 . In Porto Potenza Picena there is also a connection to the Adriatic Railway . The train station is called Potenza Picena-Montelupone.

Community partnerships

Potenza has partnerships with the English community of Burford in Oxfordshire and the Irish city of Templemore .

Individual evidence

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