Sassoferrato
Encyclopedia
Sassoferrato is a town and comune
of the province of Ancona
in the Marche
region of Italy
.
, on the Via Flaminia
. The castle above the town is mentioned from the 11th century; the town belonged to the house of Este
from 1208, later to the Atti family, becoming a free municipality in 1460 after the assassination of Luigi degli Atti.
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:...
of the province of Ancona
Province of Ancona
The Province of Ancona is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona. The province has an area of 1940 km² and a 2006 population of 465,906 in 49 comuni , see Comunes of the Province of Ancona....
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
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...
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History
To the south of the town lie the ruins of the ancient SentinumSentinum
Sentinum was an ancient town of currently located in the Marche region in Italy, lying a kilometre in the low ground at the east of the existing town of Sassoferrato. Its ruins were identified in 1890 and published by T...
, on the Via Flaminia
Via Flaminia
The Via Flaminia was an ancient Roman road leading from Rome over the Apennine Mountains to Ariminum on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, and due to the ruggedness of the mountains was the major option the Romans had for travel between Etruria, Latium and Campania and the Po Valley...
. The castle above the town is mentioned from the 11th century; the town belonged to the house of Este
Este
The House of Este is a European princely dynasty. It is split into two branches; the elder is known as the House of Welf-Este or House of Welf historically rendered in English, Guelf or Guelph...
from 1208, later to the Atti family, becoming a free municipality in 1460 after the assassination of Luigi degli Atti.
Frazioni
Baruccio, Borgo Sassoferrato, Breccia di Venatura, Cabernardi, Ca' Boccolino, Camarano, Camazzocchi, Canderico, Cantarino, Caparucci, Capoggi, Casalvento, Case Aia, Castagna, Castagna Bassa, Castiglioni, Catobagli, Col Canino, Coldapi, Col della Noce, Doglio, Felcioni, Frassineta, Gaville, Giontarello, La Frasca, Liceto, Mandole, Montelago, Monterosso, Monterosso Stazione, Morello, Pantana, Perticano, Piagge, Piaggiasecca, Piano di Frassineta, Piano di Murazzano, Radicosa, Regedano, Rondinella, Rotondo, San Egidio, San Felice, San Giovanni, San Paolo, San Ugo, Sassoferrato Castello, Schioppetto, Scorzano, Sementana, Seriole, Serra San Facondino, Stavellina, Valdolmo, Valitosa, Venatura.Notable people associated with the community
- Bartolo da SassoferratoBartolus de SaxoferratoBartolus de Saxoferrato was an Italian law professor and one of the most prominent continental jurists of Medieval Roman Law. He belonged to the school known as the commentators or postglossators...
(1313–1359), "Lucerna Juris" - Cardinal Alessandro Oliva (1407–1463)
- Niccolò PerottiNiccolò PerottiNiccolò Perotti, also Perotto or Nicolaus Perottus was an Italian humanist and author of one of the first modern Latin school grammars.-Biography:...
(1430–1480), humanist - Antonio Perotti (1535–1582), captain named the "Paladin of Italy" by Alessandro FarneseAlessandro FarneseAlessandro Farnese may refer to:*Pope Paul III *Alessandro Farnese , Paul's grandson*Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza , Paul's great-grandson...
- Pietro Paolo Agabiti (1470–1540), painter and architect
- Pandolfo Collenuccio (1444–1504), man of letters
- Giovan Battista SalviGiovanni Battista Salvi da SassoferratoGiovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato , also known as Giovanni Battista Salvi, was an Italian Baroque painter. He is often referred to only by the town of his birthplace , as was customary in his time, and for example seen with da Vinci and Caravaggio.-Biography:The details of Giovanni Battista...
(1609–1685), Italian Baroque painter, called "the Sassoferrato" - Baldassarre Olimpo degli Alessandri (1480? – 1540?), poet
- Lorenzo Parigini (1779–1848), bishop of Urbania and Sant'Angelo in Vado
- Guido Vitaletti (1866–1936), man of letters
- Alberico Pagnani (1881–1979), historian
- Giuseppe Franciolini (1891–1989), bishop of CortonaCortonaCortona is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, in Tuscany, Italy. It is the main cultural and artistic center of the Val di Chiana after Arezzo.-History:...
- Emilio Pettinelli (1896–1980), composer
- Antonio Lisandrini (1909–1985), priest