Frontone

Frontone
—  Comune  —
Comune di Frontone
Rocca (Castle) of Frontone
Frontone
Location of Frontone in Italy
Coordinates:
Country Italy
Region Marche
Province Pesaro e Urbino (PU)
Frazioni Castello, Colombara, Foce
Area
 • Total 36.0 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Elevation 412 m (1,352 ft)
Population (28 February 2009[1])
 • Total 1,355
 • Density 37.6/km2 (97.5/sq mi)
Demonym Frontonesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 61040
Dialing code 0721
Patron saint St. Theodore
Saint day 9 September

Frontone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region of Marche, located about 60 km west of Ancona and about 45 km southwest of Pesaro.

Frontone borders the following municipalities: Cagli, Cantiano, Pergola, Scheggia e Pascelupo, Serra Sant'Abbondio.

The town is home to a Rocca (castle), designed, among the others, by Francesco di Giorgio Martini.

References

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.