Frontone
Encyclopedia
Frontone is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino
in the Italian
region of Marche
, located about 60 km west of Ancona
and about 45 km 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.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino
Province of Pesaro e Urbino
The Province of Pesaro and Urbino is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pesaro. It also borders the state of San Marino.-History:...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region of Marche
Marche
The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...
, located about 60 km west of Ancona
Ancona
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....
and about 45 km southwest of Pesaro
Pesaro
Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206....
.
Frontone borders the following municipalities: Cagli
Cagli
Cagli is a town and comune in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, central Italy. It c. 30 km south of Urbino.-History:Cagli occupies the site of an ancient village on the Via Flaminia, which seems to have borne the name Cale, 24 miles north of Helvillum and 18 miles southwest of Forum...
, Cantiano
Cantiano
Cantiano is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km west of Ancona and about 50 km southwest of Pesaro.-External links:*...
, Pergola
Pergola
A pergola, arbor or arbour is a garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained...
, Scheggia e Pascelupo
Scheggia e Pascelupo
Scheggia e Pascelupo is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 40 km northeast of Perugia...
, Serra Sant'Abbondio
Serra Sant'Abbondio
Serra Sant'Abbondio is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 km west of Ancona and about 50 km south of Pesaro.It is the home of the historic hermitage of Fonte Avellana....
.
The town is home to a Rocca
Rocca (architecture)
Rocca is an Italian term meaning a high, fortifiable stronghold, usually located in smaller towns, beneath or on which the village or town clustered, within which its inhabitants might take refuge at times of trouble; under its owners' patronage the settlement might hope to find prosperity in...
(castle), designed, among the others, by Francesco di Giorgio Martini.