Sant'Angelo in Vado | |
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| Comune di Sant'Angelo in Vado | |
 View of Sant'Angelo in Vado and Metauro river | |
 Coat of arms | |
.svg.png.webp) Sant'Angelo within the Province of Pesaro e Urbino | |
Location of Sant'Angelo in Vado | |
  Sant'Angelo in Vado Location of Sant'Angelo in Vado in Italy  Sant'Angelo in Vado Sant'Angelo in Vado (Marche) | |
| Coordinates: 43°40′N 12°25′E / 43.667°N 12.417°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Pesaro e Urbino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.34 km2 (26.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 359 m (1,178 ft) |
| Population (December 2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,892 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Sant'Angelo in Vado is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino, in the Marche region of Italy. As of December 2022, its population was 3,892.
Geography
The municipality is about 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Ancona and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Pesaro. The Metauro river flows through it. It borders Apecchio, Belforte all'Isauro, Carpegna, Mercatello sul Metauro, Peglio, Piandimeleto, Urbania and Urbino.
History
Roman era
The ancient Roman city of Tifernum Mataurense which lies underneath the modern town became a municipium at the beginning of the 1st century BC. The town was built with a regular grid of orthogonal streets, the main cardo maximus passing the public thermal baths and ending at the forum which les beneath the ex-convent of Saint Catherine. Tifernum Mataurense grew particularly in the 1st and 3rd centuries AD with imperial financial support for many monumental buildings which include the paved street, the public thermal baths, the sumptuous domus and the remains of an important building in Via Madonna.
The large noble house (domus) built towards the end of the 1st century AD was excavated beginning in 2003, and is known as Domus del Mito. It has an area of approximately 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft) and 27 rooms, many decorated with well-preserved figurative mosaics.[3][4]
Post Roman era
There were two periods when there was a Roman Catholic Diocese of Sant'Angelo in Vado, although the Diocese has been suppressed since 1986.
Notable people
- Federico Zuccari (1540–1609), painter and architect
- Taddeo Zuccari (1529–66), painter
- Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917), patron saint of immigrants
Sports
The town is represented by Vadese Calcio, an amateur football (soccer) club founded in 1952, mainly competing in Eccellenza, Promozione and Serie D. Its colors are yellow and red.[5]
Twinning
Sant'Angelo in Vado has been twinned with Mar del Plata, Argentina, since 1998.[6]
References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ↑ Bilancio demografico mensile, Anno 2022, Istat (in Italian).
- ↑ La Domus del Mito (in Italian).
- ↑ Domus Del Mito - Sant'Angelo In Vado (Marche), Romano Impero (in Italian).
- ↑ Vadese Calcio official website (in Italian).
- ↑ Aldo Mecozzi, "Il Sindaco di Sant'Angelo in Vado a Mar del Plata", Noi e l'Argentina, retrieved 15 November 2023 (in Italian).
External links
Media related to Sant'Angelo in Vado at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Italian)