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Ancona
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche, a region of northeastern Italy, whose population was 101,909 in 2005. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea and is the center of the province of Ancona and the capital of the region. The city is located 210 kilometers northeast of Rome and 200 kilometers southeast of Bologna.
Ancona was founded from Syracuse about 390 BC, who gave it its name and it means elbow. After 1000 AD this community became increasingly independent, ultimately turning into a vital maritime often clashing against the nearby power of Venice. An oligarchic republic, it was ruled by six elders, elected by the three terzieri into which the city was divided namely S. Pietro, Porto and Capodimonte. Together with Rome and Avignon, Ancona was the sole city in the Papal States in which the Jew were allowed to stay after 1569, living into the ghetto built after 1555.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Ancona is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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