Loreto, Marche

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Loreto
Comune
Comune di Loreto
Piazza della Madonna with façade of the Basilica
Piazza della Madonna with façade of the Basilica
Coat of arms of Loreto
Coat of arms
Loreto is located in Italy
Loreto
Loreto
Location of Loreto in Italy
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Country Italy
Region Marche
Province / Metropolitan city 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)
 • Total 12,278
 • Density 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Loretani or Lauretani
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 60025
Dialing code 071
Patron saint Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saint day December 10
Website Official website

Loreto is a hilltown and comune of the Italian province of Ancona, in the Marche. It is most commonly known as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site.

Location

Loreto is located 127 metres (417 feet) above sea-level on the right bank of the Musone river. It is 22 kilometres (14 miles) by rail south-southeast of Ancona. Like many places in the Marche, it provides good views from the Apennines to the Adriatic.

Main sights

Loreto's main monuments occupy the four sides of the piazza: the college of the Jesuits, the Palazzo Comunale (formerly the Palazzo Apostolico), designed by Bramante, with an art gallery with works of Lorenzo Lotto, Vouet and Annibale Carracci as well as a collection of maiolica, and the Shrine of the Holy House (Santuario della Santa Casa).

The city has also a massive line of walls designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, which were erected from 1518 and reinforced in the 17th century.

Gallery

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    The Basilica della Santa Casa from behind

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    The Basilica della Santa Casa

Twin towns - sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Loreto is twinned with:[1]

See also

References

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Notes
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