Montalto delle Marche
Montalto delle Marche is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2236 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Ascoli Piceno in the Marche. The municipality is situated approximately 15 km north-northeast of Ascoli Piceno and directly borders the province of Fermo.
History
Montalto delle Marche was an important town in the Papal States. In the 16th century Pope Sixtus V erected a mints at.
Personalities
- Giuseppe Pignatta (1655-1714), cleric and composer
- Carlo Sacconi (1808-1889), Cardinal
- Libero Bizzarri (1926-1986), journalist
Community partnership
Montalto delle Marche maintains a partnership with the French commune of Montreuil -le-Gast in the department of Ille -et -Vilaine.