Loro Piceno

Comune in Marche, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Loro Piceno

43°10′N 13°25′E / 43.167°N 13.417°E / 43.167; 13.417CountryItalyRegionMarcheProvinceMacerata (MC)FrazioniSan Valentino, Borgo San Lorenzo, VarcoGovernment

• MayorRobertino PaoloniArea

^[1]

• Total32.5 km² (12.5 sq mi)Elevation

436 m (1,430 ft)Population

(31 August 2015)^[2]

• Total2,393 • Density74/km² (190/sq mi)DemonymLoresiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

62020

Dialing code0733Patron saintSt. Liberatus and St. GeorgeSaint dayAugust 2 and April 23WebsiteOfficial website

Loro Piceno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Ancona and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Macerata on a hill near the Fiastra stream.

It is a medieval centre with a castle (Castello Brunforte). Among its churches are:

Santa Maria delle Grazie, Baroque church
San Francesco, Gothic church
Sant'Antonio di Padova, 16th century Capuchin church
Santa Maria in Piazza.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.