Title: Senigallia Content: Senigallia is a comune and seaport in Italy. It is on the Adriatic coastline, in the province of Ancona, in the Marche region. It is the second city of the province, after the capital, by the number of people living there. It is an important seaside resort in the Marche region, and is visited every year by many person. Its beach is known as Spiaggia di Velluto (Velvet Beach). ==Geography== Senigallia is on the Adriatic Sea, at the mouth of the Misa river. It has an area of and its altitude is . The comune borders with the following comuniː Belvedere Ostrense, Mondolfo (Province of Pesaro and Urbino), Monte San Vito, Montemarciano, Morro d'Alba, Ostra, Trecastelli. ===Frazioni=== The following frazioni (hamlets) are part of Senigalliaː Bettolelle, Borgo Bicchia, Borgo Catena, Borgo Passera, Brugnetto, Cannella, Castellaro, Cesanella, Cesano, Ciarnin, Filetto, Gabriella, Grottino, Mandriola, Marzocca, Montignano, Roncitelli, Sant'Angelo, San Silvestro, Scapezzano and Vallone. ==Population== There are 44,706 persons living in the comune (January 2017), for a population density of inhabitants/km². Evolution of the population Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:45000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:5000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:2500 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1961 text:1961 bar:1971 text:1971 bar:1981 text:1981 bar:1991 text:1991 bar:2001 text:2001 bar:2011 text:2011 bar:2017 text:2017 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1961 from:0 till: 35337 bar:1971 from:0 till: 38090 bar:1981 from:0 till: 40135 bar:1991 from:0 till: 41144 bar:2001 from:0 till: 41550 bar:2011 from:0 till: 44361 bar:2017 from:0 till: 44706 PlotData= bar:1961 at: 35337 fontsize:S text: 35,337 shift:(-13,5) bar:1971 at: 38090 fontsize:S text: 38,090 shift:(-18,5) bar:1981 at: 40135 fontsize:S text: 40,135 shift:(-18,5) bar:1991 at: 41144 fontsize:S text: 41,144 shift:(-18,5) bar:2001 at: 41550 fontsize:S text: 41,550 shift:(-18,8) bar:2011 at: 44361 fontsize:S text: 44,361 shift:(-18,5) bar:2017 at: 44706 fontsize:S text: 44,706 shift:(-18,5) The people from this comune are known, in Italian, as senigalliesi. ==Main sights== Despite its ancient origin the city presents a modern appearance, with wide streets. Attractions include: *Palazzo Comunale, a palace from the 17th century. Now is called Palazzo di Governo because the offices of the government of the comune are here. It is in the Piazza Roma. *Rocca Roveresca - castle of Gothic origin, was restored by Baccio Pontelli in 1492. It has a square plan with four large round tower. *The Cathedral of Senigallia (Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo), a cathedral built between 1762 and 1790. *Santa Maria delle Grazie church - one of the only two churches attributed to Baccio Pontelli (the other is at Orciano di Pesaro, province of Pesaro and Urbino, about to the west by road). It once housed the painting of Madonna di Senigallia by Piero della Francesca; it is now in the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche in Urbino, Province of Pesaro and Urbino. *Chiesa della Croce or Church of the Cross . *Rotonda a mare . ==People from Senigallia== * Pope Pius IX, 1792–1878, Pope * Gaetano Bedini, 1806–1864, Cardinal and diplomat of the Catholic Church * Enric Martínez-Castignani, (Barcelona, 1970) is an Italo-Spanish baritone who sings opera and lieder * Fabri Fibra (born Fabrizio Tarducci, 17 October 1976) is an Italian rapper ==Twinned and partner towns== Senigallia is twinned with: * Chester, United Kingdom * Lörrach, Germany * Sens, France ==Gallery== File:Rotonda 2003.jpg|La Rotonda a Mare (2003 File:564SenigalliaDuomo.JPG|The cathedral of Senigallia File:10RoccaRovere.jpg|The Rocca of Senigallia File:Senigallia-Porta Lambertina 01.jpg|Porta Lambertina (or Porta Fano)