Sant'Elpidio a Mare

Sant'Elpidio a Mare
Sant'Elpidio a Mare
Comune
	Comune di Sant'Elpidio a Mare
	View of the town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Sant'Elpidio a Mare
	Sant'Elpidio a Mare Location of Sant'Elpidio a Mare in Italy Sant'Elpidio a Mare Sant'Elpidio a Mare (Marche)
	Coordinates: 43°14′N 13°41′E / 43.233°N 13.683°E
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Fermo (FM)
Frazioni	Casette d'Ete, Cascinare, Bivio Cascinare, Castellano, Luce, Cretarola
Government
• Mayor	Alessio Terrenzi
Area
• Total	50.52 km2 (19.51 sq mi)
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population (31 December 2016)
• Total	17,073
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Demonym	Elpidiensi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	63811
Dialing code	0734
Patron saint	Saint Elpidius
Saint day	September 2
Website	Official website

Sant'Elpidio a Mare is a town and comune in the province of Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy.

Geography

Sant'Elpidio a Mare is located on a ridge of Marche Apennine, elevation 251 metres (823 ft) above sea level, between the lower river valleys of the river Tenna and Ete Morto, 9 kilometres (6 mi) from the Adriatic Sea.

Toponym

The historical name of locality is documented by an 11th century parchment as "Sancto Elpidio Majore" to distinguish it from other places in Sant'Elpidio Morico Brand Fermana. The abbreviation of "majore" was later changed to "mare" ("sea" in Italian).

History

The town occupies the site of the ancient Roman city of Cluana, destroyed by the Visigoths in the early 5th century. In 887 here a large Benedictine Abbey was founded in 887; the medieval borough rose around it as Castello di Sant'Elpidio, starting from the 11th century.

Main sights

Imperial Abbey of Santa Croce al Chienti. This is a Benedictine convent founded, according to tradition, in 887 on a pre-existing religious building. The heyday of the abbey was between the 10th and the 12th century in which it was enlarged and renovated in Romanesque style.
Church of Madonna dei Lumi
Church of Sant'Elpidio Abate
Sanctuary of Madonna degli Angeli
Church of Sant'Agostino (14th century)
Basilica Lateranense di Maria Santissima della Misericordia, Sant'Elpidio a Mare
Remains of 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of the 13th and 14th century walls; only three of the seven original gates are visible today
Torre Gerosolimitana ("Tower of the Knights of Jerusalem"), built by the Knights Hospitaller in the 16th century
Town Hall (14th century)

Notable People

Edoardo Pacini (born 1991) - footballer

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Population data from ISTAT

External links

Media related to Sant'Elpidio a Mare at Wikimedia Commons

History of the town

[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v18-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[2] Population data from ISTAT

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