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Comunanza — Comune — Comune di Comunanza
Coat of armsLocation of Comunanza in Italy Coordinates: 42°57′N 13°25′E / 42.95°N 13.417°E Country Italy Region Marche Province Ascoli Piceno (AP) Government - Mayor Domenico Annibali Area - Total 54.0 km2 (20.8 sq mi) Elevation 448 m (1,470 ft) Population (28 February 2010[1]) - Total 3,233 - Density 59.9/km2 (155.1/sq mi) Demonym Comunanzesi Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 63044 Dialing code 0736 Comunanza is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km south of Ancona and about 20 km northwest of Ascoli Piceno. It is a typical medieval village along the Aso river, founded in the 5th or 6th century by families of Ascoli to escape barbaric incursions.
Comunanza borders the following municipalities: Amandola, Force, Montefalcone Appennino, Montefortino, Montegallo, Montemonaco, Palmiano, Roccafluvione. Sights include the late-Romanesque church of Sant'Anna, and that of Santa Maria a Terme, built in the 9th century in sandstone above a Roman temple which belonged to the disappeared Roman settlement of Interamnia Poletina Piceni.
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Marche · Comuni of the Province of Ascoli Piceno Acquasanta Terme · Acquaviva Picena · Appignano del Tronto · Arquata del Tronto · Ascoli Piceno · Carassai · Castel di Lama · Castignano · Castorano · Colli del Tronto · Comunanza · Cossignano · Cupra Marittima · Folignano · Force · Grottammare · Maltignano · Massignano · Monsampolo del Tronto · Montalto delle Marche · Montedinove · Montefiore dell'Aso · Montegallo · Montemonaco · Monteprandone · Offida · Palmiano · Ripatransone · Roccafluvione · Rotella · San Benedetto del Tronto · Spinetoli · VenarottaCategories:- Cities and towns in the Marche
- Communes of the Province of Ascoli Piceno
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