Loreto, Marche
Loreto | |
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| Comune di Loreto | |
 Piazza della Madonna with façade of theBasilica della Santa Casa | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Loreto  | |
  Loreto Location of Loreto in Italy  Loreto Loreto (Marche) | |
| Coordinates:43°26′20″N13°36′31″E/ 43.43889°N 13.60861°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Ancona(AN) |
| Frazioni | Costabianca, Grotte, Stazione, Villa Berghigna, Villa Costantina, Villa Musone, Villa Papa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Niccoletti |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.69 km2(6.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Population (28 February 2009)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,278 |
| • Density | 690/km2(1,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Loretani or Lauretani |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 60025 |
| Dialing code | 071 |
| Patron saint | Birth of theBlessed Virgin Mary |
| Saint day | 10 December |
| Website | Official website |
Loreto(/ləˈrɛtoʊ/lə-RET-oh,[3]USalso/ləˈreɪtoʊ/lə-RAY-toh,[4]Italian:[loˈreːto]) is a hill town andcomuneof theItalianprovince of Ancona,in theMarche.It is most commonly known as the seat of theBasilica della Santa Casa,a popular Catholic pilgrimage site.
Location
[edit]Loreto is located 127 meters (417 feet)above sea levelon the right bank of theMusoneriver and 22 kilometers (14 miles) by rail south-southeast ofAncona;like many places in the Marche, it provides good views from theApenninesto theAdriatic.
Main sights
[edit]The city's main monuments occupy the four sides of thepiazza:the college of theJesuits;the Palazzo Comunale (formerly the Palazzo Apostolico), designed byBramante,that houses an art gallery with works ofLorenzo Lotto,VouetandAnnibale Carraccias well as a collection ofmaiolica,and theShrine of the Holy House(Santuario della Santa Casa). It also boasts a massive line of walls, designed by the architect (and military engineer)Antonio da Sangallo the Younger,which were erected from 1518 and reinforced in the 17th century.
Gallery
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TheBasilica della Santa Casafrom behind -
Twin towns and sister cities
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Mariazell,Austria
Fátima,Portugal[5]
Altötting,Germany[5]
Częstochowa,Poland[5]
Lourdes,France[5]
Nazareth,Israel[6][7]
Harissa,Lebanon[8]
Għajnsielem,Malta[9]
See also
[edit]- Shrine of the Holy House
- Shrines to the Virgin Mary
- Territorial prelature of Loreto
- Sisters of Loreto
References
[edit]- This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Loreto (Italy)".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 7.
- Notes
- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018".Italian National Institute of Statistics.Retrieved16 March2019.
- ^"Loreto".LexicoUK English Dictionary.Oxford University Press.Archived fromthe originalon 2020-03-02.
- ^"Loreto".Merriam-Webster Dictionary.Merriam-Webster.Retrieved11 October2019.
- ^abcde"Association of Towns awarded The Europe Prize".czestochowa.um.gov.pl.Retrieved2009-10-10.
- ^"Fraternitas 33 – eng".ofm.org. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-03.Retrieved2009-10-10.
- ^"Nazareth and Loreto – Twin Shrines".loretonh.nsw.edu.au. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-09-30.Retrieved2009-10-10.
- ^"Comune di Loreto – Loreto – Daroun Harissa – Accordo di gemellaggio".Comune.loreto.an.it.Retrieved2013-03-26.
- ^"Għajnsielem twins with Loreto, Italy".timesofmalta. 24 August 2022.Retrieved2022-08-28.
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