Castelfidardo

Castelfidardo
Comune
Comune di Castelfidardo
Coat of arms
Castelfidardo Location of Castelfidardo in Italy
Coordinates: 43°13′N 13°23′E / 43.217°N 13.383°E / 43.217; 13.383
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Ancona (AN)
Frazioni	Acquaviva, Campanari, Cerretano, Crocette, Figuretta, Fornaci, Sant'Agostino, San Rocchetto
Government
• Mayor	Roberto Ascani
Area
• Total	32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population (31 December 2017)
• Total	18,601
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Fidardensi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	60022
Dialing code	071
Patron saint	St. Victor
Saint day	May 14
Website	Official website

Castelfidardo (Marchigiano: Castello) is a town and comune in the province of Ancona, in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy.

It is remembered for a Piedmontese victory over an army composed of foreign volunteers defending the Papal States, on September 18, 1860. The town's Museum of the Risorgimento, in the palazzo Mordini, commemorates the battle and places it in the wider context of the Risorgimento as a whole. It houses artifacts and documents of the period, including around 130 loans from private collections or other museums. In addition, Castelfidardo is home to a number of renaissance-era buildings, including 'il Palombarone` a 1580 construction which underwent extensive renovations in the early 21st century.^[1]

Economy

Castelfidardo is the international capital of accordion builders. A variety of other musical instruments besides the accordion have been produced in the town since the 19th century, such as the armonica.

Twin towns

• Castelvetro di Modena, Italy
• Klingenthal, Germany

Sport

G.S.D. Castelfidardo Calcio is the Italian football of the city and was founded in 1944. Currently it plays in Italy's Serie D after the promotion from national play-off in the Eccellenza in the 2013-14 season.

Its home ground is Stadio G. Mancini with 2,000 seats. The team's colors are white and green.

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