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San Ginesio

San Ginesio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Ancona and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Macerata. As of December 31, 2004, it had a population of 3,872 and an area of 77.7 square kilometres (30.0 sq mi).[4]

San Ginesio borders the following municipalities: Camporotondo di Fiastrone, Cessapalombo, Colmurano, Fiastra, Gualdo, Ripe San Ginesio, Sant'Angelo in Pontano, Sarnano, Tolentino. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[5]

Geography

San Ginesio is located at 680 m above sea level[6] and is the 5th highest and 12th largest municipality in the province of Macerata.[7][8] It is borders via Picena, formerly SS 78, which connects the territory of Macerata with the Sibillini Mountains. It is located within the Monti Sibillini National Park and, thanks to its high position, the panorama ranges from the Conero to the Umbrian-Marche Apennines, reaching up to the Gran Sasso: for this reason San Ginesio is also called "the balcony of the Sibillini".[9]

Panorama from San Ginesio to the northeast

The village, also nicknamed "the village of 100 churches",[10] also stands on a panoramic site that allows the view of the municipalities of Civitanova Marche, Gualdo, Ripe San Ginesio and Monte San Martino, of the hamlets of Passo San Ginesio, Pian di Pieca and Santa Croce (belonging to the municipality itself), of the hamlet of Sassotetto (municipality of Sarnano) and the view of the Adriatic Sea and the wind turbines of Serrapetrona. Within the municipal territory the Fiastrella stream is born and flows, already present in Roman times with the name Flussorius, which flows into the Chienti.

To avoid problems of water distribution, the country is equipped with a large reservoir, which in case of shortages compensates for the need.

The village is divided into four districts (Porta Ascarana, Offuna, Picena, Alvaneto) that compete every year in the traditional palio contest.

Origin of the name

The first known mention of the name is "castrum Sancti Genesij", dating back to 995.[11] It is probable that the place previously called "Avia" or "Oppidum esculanum" changed in the toponym San Ginesio after the passage of the Franks of Charlemagne.

The patron saint of the village is not St. Genesius of Arles, nor the St. Genesius of Brescello, as written by Gaetano Moroni, but St. Genesius of Rome, mime martyred in 303 by the emperor Diocletian for refusing to perform on stage, in a burlesque way, the baptism sacrament of Christians. For this reason the Saint became the patron saint of theatre people. In 1601, Pope Clement VIII granted San Ginesio the relic of the Saint consisting of a left arm; but since the martyr Ginesio and the martyr Eleuterio had been buried together, to avoid confusion, the "holy left arms" sent were two. Since then the relics are preserved in the largest church of the place, called the Collegiate.

Main sights

The town include:

Religious architecture

Civil and military architecture

Parks and monuments

References

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  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  4. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  5. ^ "Marche" (in Italian). Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "San Ginesio (MC)". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Comuni della Provincia di Macerata per altitudine". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "Comuni della Provincia di Macerata per superficie territoriale". Tuttitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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  10. ^ "Terremoto, San Ginesio, il paese dalle 100 chiese: ora sono tutte lesionate". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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  12. ^ "Cicli agostiniani: San Ginesio". www.cassiciaco.it. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  13. ^ "Beni Culturali". www.beniculturali.marche.it. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  14. ^ "Il Castello di Roccacolonnalta – di origine crociata?". www.roccacolonnalta.it. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  15. ^ "Chiesa della SS. Annunziata". www.turismo.marche.it.
  16. ^ "San Ginesio (MC), Torre civica | Campanologia". www.campanologia.org. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  17. ^ "TORRE CIVICA". www.regione.marche.it. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  18. ^ "Messa in sicurezza Torre Civica danneggiata dal sisma 2016 | Comune di San Ginesio". www.comune.sanginesio.mc.it. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  19. ^ "OSPEDALE DEI PELLEGRINI". www.regione.marche.it. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  20. ^ a b "La storia | Turismo". turismo.comune.sanginesio.mc.it. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  21. ^ "San Ginesio – Castelli e fortificazioni". www.sibillini.net. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  22. ^ "Parco della Rimembranza". www.beniculturali.marche.it (in Italian). Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  23. ^ "Monumento di Alberico Gentili | Turismo". turismo.comune.sanginesio.mc.it. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

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