Pietrarubbia

Pietrarubbia
—  Comune  —
Comune di Pietrarubbia
Pietrarubbia
Location of Pietrarubbia in Italy
Coordinates:
Country Italy
Region Marche
Province Pesaro e Urbino (PU)
Frazioni Mercato Vecchio (communal seat), Ponte Cappuccini
Government
 • Mayor Luciano Vergari
Area
 • Total 13.0 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation 572 m (1,877 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 718
 • Density 55.2/km2 (143/sq mi)
Demonym Pietrarubbiesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 61020
Dialing code 0722
Patron saint St. Anthony of Padua
Saint day 13 June
Website Official website

Pietrarubbia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 90 km west of Ancona and about 45 km southwest of Pesaro.

It is home to a 11th century castle which, according to tradition, is the ancestral home of the house of Montefeltro, rulers of the area in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

References

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