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Genga, Marche

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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
320 m (1,050 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
Province of Ancona

Postal code
  
60040

Dialling code
  
0732

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Ancona (AN)

Demonym(s)
  
Gengarini

Area
  
72 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 12:37 AM

Region
  
Marche

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Frazioni
  
Avenale, Bivio Filipponi, Camponocecchio, Capolavilla, Casamontanara, Cerqueto, Colcello, Colleponi, Falcioni, Gattuccio, Meleto, Monticelli, Palombare, Pianello, Pierosara, Rocchetta, Rosenga, San Donnino, San Fortunato, San Vittore, Trapozzo, Trinquelli, Vallemania, Valtreara

Weather
  
5°C, Wind NE at 0 km/h, 48% Humidity

Genga is a town and comune of province of Ancona in the Italian region of the Marche, on the Sentino river about 7 kilometres (4 mi) downstream and east of Sassoferrato and 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Fabriano.

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Map of 60040 Genga Province of Ancona, Italy

The town is best known as the ancestral home of the noble family of the della Genga, the most famous member of which was Pope Leo XII.

Main sights

  • the Romanesque abbey at S. Vittore alle Chiuse (11th century).
  • the Roman Bridge in the same hamlet, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of town.
  • Museum of the church of San Clemente. It houses a triptych and a 15th-century banner by Antonio da Fabriano.
  • Spaelaeo-Palaeontologic Museum, including a famous fossil of an Ichthyosaur found in the area in 1976.

    • The Frasassi Caves, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-southeast, are among the most visited natural curiosities in central Italy.

    References

    Genga, Marche Wikipedia
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