Montefiore dell'Aso is a comune

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 Ascoli Piceno

Province of Ascoli Piceno

The Province of Ascoli Piceno is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ascoli Piceno.It has an area of 1,228 km², and a total population of 212,846 . There are 33 comuni in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Ascoli Piceno.-External links:**...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region 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 70 km southeast 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 25 km northeast of Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno is a town and comune in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is c. 51,400.-Geography:...

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One of several Hilltowns in Central Italy

Hilltowns in Central Italy

This is a list of hilltowns in central Italy.*Tuscany**Anghiari**Barga**Buonconvento**Castelfranco di Sopra**Cetona**Coreglia Antelminelli**Giglio Castello**Pitigliano**Poppi**San Casciano dei Bagni**Scarperia**Sovana**Suvereto* Marche...

, Montefiore dell'Aso borders the following municipalities: Campofilone

Campofilone

Campofilone is a comune in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 km southeast of Ancona and about 30 km northeast of Ascoli Piceno. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,857 and an area of 12.1 km².Campofilone borders the following...

, Carassai

Carassai

Carassai is a comune in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km south of Ancona and about 20 km northeast of Ascoli Piceno...

, Lapedona

Lapedona

Lapedona is a comune in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 km southeast of Ancona and about 35 km northeast of Ascoli Piceno...

, Massignano

Massignano

Massignano is a comune in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km southeast of Ancona and about 30 km northeast of Ascoli Piceno...

, Monterubbiano

Monterubbiano

Monterubbiano is a town and comune in the Province of Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy. It is located on a hill at 8 km from the Adriatic Sea.-History:...

, Moresco

Moresco

Moresco is a comune in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 km southeast of Ancona and about 30 km northeast of Ascoli Piceno in the valley named Valdaso...

, Petritoli

Petritoli

Petritoli is a comune in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 170 km south of Ancona and about 90 km south of Ascoli Piceno....

, Ripatransone

Ripatransone

Ripatransone is a comune in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km southeast of Ancona and about 20 km northeast of Ascoli Piceno.-History:...

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Historical sights include the Romanesque-Gothic church of St. Francis, housing the sepulchres of Cardinal Gentile Partino (1310) and painter Adolfo de Carolis

Adolfo de Carolis

Adolfo de Carolis was an Italian painter, xylographer, illustrator and photographer who had a major importance in the Italian Liberty movement....

, while the apses has frescoes by the Master of Offida.

External links

• www.comune.montefioredellaso.ap.it/