Pietrarubbia

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Pietrarubbia
Comune
Comune di Pietrarubbia

Coat of arms
Pietrarubbia
Location of Pietrarubbia in Italy
Coordinates: 43°48′N 12°23′E / 43.800°N 12.383°E / 43.800; 12.383
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 (5.0 sq mi)
Elevation 572 m (1,877 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
  Total 718
  Density 55/km2 (140/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 an 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.


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