Ripatransone

Ripatransone
Comune
Comune di Ripatransone

Coat of arms
Ripatransone
Location of Ripatransone in Italy
Coordinates: 43°0′N 13°46′E / 43.000°N 13.767°E / 43.000; 13.767Coordinates: 43°0′N 13°46′E / 43.000°N 13.767°E / 43.000; 13.767
Country Italy
Region Marche
Province Ascoli Piceno (AP)
Frazioni Carmine, Messieri, Petrella, San Salvatore, San Savino, Trivio, Valtesino
Government
 • Mayor Alessandro Lucciarini de Vincenz
Area
 • Total 74.28 km2 (28.68 sq mi)
Elevation 494 m (1,621 ft)
Population (1 January 2008)[1]
 • Total 4,232
 • Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Ripani
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 63038
Dialing code 0735
Patron saint Mary Magdalene
Saint day July 22
Website Official website

Ripatransone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Ancona and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Ascoli Piceno.

History

The hill of Ripatransone (whose name means "rock of Transone", Transone being a local feudal lord who founded the castle here) has been inhabited since prehistorical times, and was settled first by the Umbri and then the Piceni. After the Roman conquest it lost importance, regaining it in the Middle Ages when several castles were built here, being unified into a single town in 1096. In 1205 it was a free commune, existing in particular rivalry with Fermo and against Francesco Sforza. In 1571 it was given the status of City and that of diocesan see by Pope Pius V. After the Renaissance it was part of the Papal States, becoming part of unified Italy in 1860.

Main sights

  • The Cathedral (Duomo), begun in 1597
  • The medieval walls
  • Monte Antico Gate
  • Palazzo del Podestà
  • Romanesque church of San Michele Arcangelo, with some 15th- and 16th-century paintings.
  • Communal Palace (13th century)
  • Palazzo Bonomi-Gera, housing the local museums

Twin towns

People

See also

References

  1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  2. ↑ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 301. (in Latin)
  3. ↑ "Bishop Brandimarte Tommasi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017


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