Genga, Italy
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| Comune di Genga | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Ancona (AN) |
| Mayor | Raniero Nepi |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Area | 72 km² (28 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2001) | |
| - Total | 1,980 |
| - Density | 28/km² (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Gengarini |
| Dialing code | 0732 |
| Postal code | 60040 |
| 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 |
| Patron | St. Clemens |
| - Day | November 23 |
| Website: www.comune.genga.an.it | |
Genga is a town and comune of province of Ancona in the Italian region of the Marche, on the Sentino river about 7 km downstream and east of Sassoferrato; and 12 km north of Fabriano.
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.
[edit] Main sights
- the Romanesque abbey at S. Vittore alle Chiuse (11th century).
- the Roman Bridge in the same hamlet, about 8 km SE 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 caves of Frasassi, about 5 km SSE, are among the most visited natural curiosities in central Italy.
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