Porto San Giorgio
Comune
Comune di Porto San Giorgio
Porto San Giorgio plaza
Porto San Giorgio plaza
Coat of arms of Porto San Giorgio
Coat of arms
Comune location in the Province of Fermo
Comune location in the Province of Fermo
Location of Porto San Giorgio
Map
Porto San Giorgio is located in Italy
Porto San Giorgio
Porto San Giorgio
Location of Porto San Giorgio in Italy
Porto San Giorgio is located in Marche
Porto San Giorgio
Porto San Giorgio
Porto San Giorgio (Marche)
Coordinates: 43°11′N 13°48′E / 43.183°N 13.800°E / 43.183; 13.800
CountryItaly
RegionMarche
ProvinceFermo (FM)
Government
 • MayorNicola Loira (PD)
Area
[1]
 • Total8.58 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total15,692
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
DemonymSangiorgesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
63822
Dialing code0734
Patron saintSt. George
Saint day23 April
WebsiteOfficial website

Porto San Giorgio is a comune (town or municipality) in the Province of Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy. It has approximately 15,700 inhabitants (2021) and it is located on the coast of the Adriatic Sea.

History

Already famous at the times of Pliny the Elder as Navale Firmanorum and cited by Strabo and in the Tabula Peutingeriana as Castrum Firmanorum (Citadel of Fermo),[3] it was bound to the development of the port of Fermo, probably situated to the estuary of the Ete river and connected to the city of Fermo by the Pompeiana road.

"Alba a Porto San Giorgio", by Savino Marè

In 2013 the promenade of Porto San Giorgio was immortalized by photographer Savino Marè. The photo, entitled "Alba a Porto San Giorgio", helped make the City and the entire region famous at the tourist level, receiving the award at the International Tourism Exchange in Milan.[4][5]

Railways

The Porto San Giorgio-Fermo station is on the Ancona-Pescara railway line of the Ferrovie dello Stato.

Porto San Giorgio was connected to Amandola through a 56-kilometre (35 mi) narrow gauge railway with 950-millimetre (37 in) track, the so-called "Italian gauge", which was disabled in 1956.[6]

Landmarks

The Chiesa di San Giorgio was completed in 1834, replacing an earlier building which had housed the now-dispersed Porto San Giorgio Altarpiece by Carlo Crivelli. Tiepolo Fortress was built in 1267 by Lorenzo Tiepolo.

People

Twin towns

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Porto San Giorgio.
  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ L'Universo (in Italian). Istituto geografico militare. 1980. p. 293.
  4. ^ "PREMI". Savino Marè (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  5. ^ "Dal sindaco targa a Savino Marè". Savino Marè (in Italian). 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. ^ Atti del XXXVIII Convegno di studi maceratesi, Abbadia di Fiastra, Tolentino, 23-24 Novembre 2002 (in Italian). Centro di studi storici maceratesi. 2004. p. 138.


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