Grottammare
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| Comune di Grottammare | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Ascoli Piceno (AP) |
| Mayor | Luigi Merli (since May 2003) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Area | 17.66 km² (7 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 08-2007) | |
| - Total | 15,206 |
| - Density | 861/km² (2,230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | Grottammaresi |
| Dialing code | 0735 |
| Postal code | 63013 |
| Frazioni | Ischia |
| Patron | Saint Paternian |
| - Day | 10 July |
| Website: http://www.comune.grottammare.ap.it/ | |
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Grottammare is a town and commune on Italy's Adriatic coast, in the province of Ascoli Piceno, Marche region. It receives over 500,000 tourists a year.
In 1994 the ruling Christian Democrats were ousted by a coalition known as Participation and Solidarity (PS). It created a system of neighbourhood assemblies as a type of participatory democracy.
[edit] Notable residents
Pope Sixtus V was born here.
[edit] Sister towns
[edit] External links
- Red Pepper, August 2004, "Local Democracy Italian style"
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