Frontone

Frontone
Comune
Comune di Frontone

Rocca (Castle) of Frontone

Coat of arms
Frontone

Location of Frontone in Italy

Coordinates: 43°31′N 12°44′E / 43.517°N 12.733°E / 43.517; 12.733
Country Italy
Region Marche
Province / Metropolitan city Pesaro e Urbino (PU)
Frazioni Castello, Colombara, Foce
Area
  Total 36.0 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Elevation 412 m (1,352 ft)
Population (28 February 2009[1])
  Total 1,355
  Density 38/km2 (97/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Frontonesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 61040
Dialing code 0721
Patron saint St. Theodore
Saint day 9 September

Frontone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region of Marche, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Ancona and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Pesaro.

Frontone borders the following municipalities: Cagli, Cantiano, Pergola, Scheggia e Pascelupo, Serra Sant'Abbondio.

The town is home to a Rocca (castle), designed, among the others, by Francesco di Giorgio Martini.

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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