Genga, Marche

Comune in Marche, Italy

43°26′N 12°56′E / 43.433°N 12.933°E / 43.433; 12.933CountryItalyRegionMarcheProvinceAncona (AN)FrazioniAvenale, Bivio Filipponi, Camponocecchio, Capolavilla, Casamontanara, Cerqueto, Colcello, Colleponi, Falcioni, Gattuccio, Meleto, Monticelli, Palombare, Pianello, Pierosara, Rocchetta, Rosenga, San Donnino, San Fortunato, San Vittore, Trapozzo, Trinquelli, Vallemania, ValtrearaGovernment • MayorRaniero NepiArea • Total72 km² (28 sq mi)Elevation320 m (1,050 ft)Population • Total1,984 • Density28/km² (71/sq mi)DemonymGengariniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code0732Patron saintSt. ClemensSaint dayNovember 23WebsiteOfficial website

Genga is a town and comune of province of Ancona in the Italian region of the Marche, on the Sentino river about 7 kilometres (4 mi) downstream and east of Sassoferrato and 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Fabriano.

The town is best known as the ancestral home of the noble family of the della Genga, the most famous member of which was Pope Leo XII.

Main sights

• Grotte di Frasassi, they are a karst caves system most famous show caves in Italy.
• the Romanesque abbey at S. Vittore alle Chiuse (11th century).
• the Roman Bridge in the same hamlet, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of town.
• Museum of the church of San Clemente. It houses a triptych and a 15th-century banner by Antonio da Fabriano.
• Spaelaeo-Palaeontologic Museum, including a famous fossil of an Ichthyosaur known as Gengasaurus found in the area in 1976.

The Frasassi Caves, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-southeast, are among the most visited natural curiosities in central Italy.

References

External links

• Media related to Genga at Wikimedia Commons