Montecassiano

Montecassiano
Comune
Comune di Montecassiano
Location of Montecassiano
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Coordinates: 43°22′N 13°26′E
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Macerata (MC)
Frazioni	Sant'Egidio, Sambucheto, Vallecascia, Vissani
Government
• Mayor	Leonardo Catena
Area [1]
• Total	33.0 km^2 (12.7 sq mi)
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population  (30 November 2017)[2]
• Total	7,082
• Density	210/km^2 (560/sq mi)
Demonym	Montecassianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	62010
Dialing code	0733
Website	Official website

Montecassiano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Ancona and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Macerata.

The municipality of Montecassiano contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Sant'Egidio, Sambucheto, Vallecascia, and Vissani.

Montecassiano borders the following municipalities: Appignano, Macerata, Montefano, Recanati. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[3]

Main sights

Sights in the town include:

• Palazzo dei Priori (13th century)
• Church of San Marco (14th century)
• Collegiate church of Santa Maria della Misericordia (12th century)
• Collegiate church Santa Maria Assunta
• Oratory of San Nicolò (13th century)

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. "Marche" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.

External links

• Official website