Castelfidardo

Castelfidardo
—  Comune  —
Comune di Castelfidardo
Coat of arms
Castelfidardo Location of Castelfidardo in Italy
Coordinates: 43°13′N 13°23′E / 43.217°N 13.383°E / 43.217; 13.383
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Ancona (AN)
Frazioni	Acquaviva, Campanari, Cerretano, Crocette, Figuretta, Fornaci, Sant'Agostino, San Rocchetto
Government
– Mayor	Mirco Soprani
Area
– Total	32 km2 (12.4 sq mi)
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population (28 February 2009)
– Total	18,600
– Density	581.3/km2 (1,505.4/sq mi)
Demonym	Fidardensi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	60022
Dialing code	071
Patron saint	San Vittore
Saint day	May 14
Website	Official website

Castelfidardo (Marchigiano: Castello) is a town and comune in the province of Ancona, in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy.

It is particularly remembered for the Italian victory over a "volunteer" army defending the Papal States, on September 18, 1860. The town's Museum of the Risorgimento, in the palazzo Mordini, commemorates the battle and places it in the wider context of the Risorgimento as a whole. It houses artefacts and documents of the period, including around 130 loans from private collections or other museums.

Famous products

Castelfidardo is also known as the international capital of accordion builders. A variety of other musical instruments besides the accordion have been produced in the town since the 19th century, such as the armonica.

Twin towns

• Castelvetro, Italy
• Klingenthal, Germany