Porto San Giorgio
Encyclopedia
Porto San Giorgio is a comune
(town or municipality
) in the Province of Fermo
, in the Marche
region of Italy
. It has approximately 16,200 inhabitants and it is located on the coast
of the Adriatic Sea
.
as Navale Firmanorum and cited by Strabo
and in the Tabula Peutingeriana
as Castrum Firmanorum (Citadel
of Fermo
), it was bound to the development of the port
of Fermo, probably situated to the estuary
of the Ete
river and connected to the city of Fermo by the Pompeiana road.
-Pescara
railway line of the Ferrovie dello Stato
.
Porto San Giorgio was connected to Amandola
through a 56 km narrow gauge railway (950 mm, the so-called "Italian gauge"), which was disabled in 1956.
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:...
(town or municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
) in the Province of Fermo
Province of Fermo
The Province of Fermo is a province in the Marche, central Italy, constituted in 2004. The province came into existence in 2009. The administrative centre is the city of Fermo...
, in the 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...
region of Italy
Italy
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. It has approximately 16,200 inhabitants and it is located on the coast
Coast
A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides. The term "coastal zone" can be used instead, which is a spatial zone where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs...
of the Adriatic Sea
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
.
History
Already famous at the times of Pliny the ElderPliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus , better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian...
as Navale Firmanorum and cited by Strabo
Strabo
Strabo, also written Strabon was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher.-Life:Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus , a city which he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black Sea...
and in the Tabula Peutingeriana
Tabula Peutingeriana
The Tabula Peutingeriana is an itinerarium showing the cursus publicus, the road network in the Roman Empire. The original map of which this is a unique copy was last revised in the fourth or early fifth century. It covers Europe, parts of Asia and North Africa...
as Castrum Firmanorum (Citadel
Citadel
A citadel is a fortress for protecting a town, sometimes incorporating a castle. The term derives from the same Latin root as the word "city", civis, meaning citizen....
of Fermo
Fermo
Fermo is a town and comune of the Marche, Italy, in the Province of Fermo.Fermo is located on a hill, the Sabulo with a fine view, on a branch from Porto San Giorgio on the Adriatic coast railway....
), it was bound to the development of the port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
of Fermo, probably situated to the estuary
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
of the Ete
Ete
Ete may refer to:* Ete, Hungary* Ete , former German professional road bicycle racer* Moana Ete , New Zealand singer...
river and connected to the city of Fermo by the Pompeiana road.
Railways
Porto San Giorgio is on the AnconaAncona
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....
-Pescara
Pescara
Pescara is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. As of January 1, 2007 it was the most populated city within Abruzzo at 123,059 residents, 400,000 with the surrounding metropolitan area...
railway line of the Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato
Ferrovie dello Stato is a government-owned holding which manage infrastructure and service on the Italian rail network. The subsidiary Trenitalia is the main rail operator in Italy.-Organization:Ferrovie dello Stato subsidiaries are:...
.
Porto San Giorgio was connected to Amandola
Amandola
Amandola is a comune in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km south of Ancona, about 25 km northwest of Ascoli Piceno and about 35 km West of Fermo....
through a 56 km narrow gauge railway (950 mm, the so-called "Italian gauge"), which was disabled in 1956.