Fabriano

Fabriano is a city in the Italian province of Ancona, Marche. The 325 m. ü. NN located city has 30 982 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) and an area of ​​269.61 km ². Fabriano is the seat of the Bishop of Fabriano - Matelica.

Geography

The city is a member congregation of the " Comunità Montana dell'Esino Frasassi " and the " Parco della Gola Rossa Frassassi ". Especially numerous are the districts ( località e frazioni ): Albacina, Argignano, Attiggio, Bassano, Bastia, Belvedere, Borgo Tufico, Ca ' Maiano, Cacciano, Campodiegoli, Campodonico, Cancelli, Cantia, Castelletta, Ciaramella, Coccore, Collamato, Collegiglioni, Collepaganello, Cortina San Venanzio, Cupo, Grotto, Marischio, Melano, Sorbello, Montefiscone, Morentella, Moscano, Nebbiano, Paterno, Pecorile, Poggio San Romualdo, Precicchie, Rocchetta, Rucce, San Donato, San Giovanni, San Michele, Sant'Elia, Serradica, Trocchetti, Valgiubola, Vallemontagnana, Valleremita, Vallina, Varano, Viacce, Vigne. The lowest point of the municipality is located at 164 m, the highest at 1,410 m.

The neighboring municipalities are Cerreto d' Esi, Costacciaro (PG), Esanatoglia (MC ), Fiuminata (MC ), Fossato di Vico (PG), Genga, Gualdo Cattaneo (PG), Matelica (MC ), Nocera Umbra (PG), Poggio San Vicino (MC ), Sassoferrato, Serra San Quirico and sigillo (PG).

Policy

The municipal elections in 2007 have resulted in a significant majority of the center-left in the city council. Mayor Ing Roberto Sorci.

Culture

Worth seeing are the Pinakothek and the Paper Watermark Museum. Fabriano is one of the oldest centers of paper making in Europe ( since the mid-13th century ) and today hosts important paper mills.

Agriculture

The municipal area vineyards are approved for the production of the famous white wine Verdicchio di Matelica.

Personalities

  • Gentile da Fabriano (c. 1370 or 1385; † August 1, 1427 ), artist of the Early Renaissance
  • Venantino Venantini (* 1930), actor
  • Primo Zamparini ( born 1939 ), silver medalist bantamweight in 1960.
  • Eva Mei (1967 ), soprano
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