Porto San Giorgio

Porto San Giorgio
Comune
Comune di Porto San Giorgio

Porto San Giorgio plaza

Coat of arms

Comune location in the Province of Fermo
Porto San Giorgio

Location of Porto San Giorgio in Italy

Coordinates: 43°11′N 13°48′E / 43.183°N 13.800°E / 43.183; 13.800Coordinates: 43°11′N 13°48′E / 43.183°N 13.800°E / 43.183; 13.800
Country Italy
Region Marche
Province Fermo (FM)
Government
  Mayor Nicola Loira (PD)
Area
  Total 8.58 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Elevation 4 m (13 ft)
Population (2008)
  Total 16,201
  Density 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Sangiorgesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 63822
Dialing code 0734
Patron saint St. George
Saint day April 23)
Website Official website

Porto San Giorgio is a comune (town or municipality) in the Province of Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy. It has approximately 16,500 inhabitants 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),[1] 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.

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.[2]

Landmarks

The Chiesa di San Giorgio was completed in 1834.

People

Twin towns

References

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  1. L'Universo (in Italian). Istituto geografico militare. 1980. p. 293.
  2. 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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