San Costanzo

San Costanzo is a municipality with 4826 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region in Italy.

Location and data

The neighboring municipalities are Fano, Mondolfo, Monte Porzio, Monterado (AN), and San Giorgio di Pesaro Piagge.

History

As a result of ancient archaeological record, thanks to the re- discovery of a necropolis of " Picenavolks ", it is believed that San Costanzo to the VIII -VII. Century dates back BC. In the XV. Century, it has a reliable knowledge about the presence of the Malatesta, who are said to have built the castle walls. The Castle of San Costanzo got after a great strategic importance, so that the people of Fano einrichteten its walls so that they benefit from the Visconti were at the dreaded invasion. After changing historical events San Costanzo was in 1520, at the time of Pope Urban VIII, to the dominion of the Papal States over.

As a whole, the urban architecture refers to the sixteenth century, with dignified buildings and houses of the nobles of the Mind heritage nots. In the churches precious painter works are preserved. In the church of St. Augustine, one can admire canvas by the painter Giuseppe Ceccarini from Fano. In the " Art Gallery " of City Hall an antique canvas painting by Claudio Ridolfi is preserved. The theater " La Concordia " of the eighteenth century, recently restored and opened to the public. At that time it was the seat of theatrical performances.

Geography

The municipality of San Costanzo consists of two districts: Cerasa whose name probably goes back to the name of its mountain Ceregia, after which the castle was built on the ruins of the castle of Querciafissa. The Church of Saint Lawrence the Martyr preserved a baptismal font made ​​of stone from 1629. The other district, Stacciola, old building, was given in 1412 by Pandolfo Malatesta of Niccolo ' Maurizi of Tolentino as Lehn. Also Stacciola is a fortified village part.

From the hills of San Costanzo can admire gentle, romantic and rough landscapes: from the sea to the Apennines on an untouched land that is rich in small lakes, namely the hundred lakes that supply the specialized crops in the hot summers.

Events

On the first Sunday of Lent before Easter and on the last Saturday in July takes place the traditional and historical Polentarafest in the main square.

Partnership

The community way Bach maintains a partnership for the municipality of San Costanzo, Italy.

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