Title: Ancona Content: Ancona ( (elbow)) is a comune and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy. Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. Ancona is one of the main ports on the Adriatic Sea, especially for passenger traffic, and is the main economic and demographic centre of the region. ==Geography== Ancona is on the Adriatic Sea. It is the center of the province and the capital of the region. The city is northeast of Rome. The town is between Monte Conero, Monte Astagno and Monte Guasco. The comune borders with the following comuniː Agugliano, Camerano, Camerata Picena, Falconara Marittima, Offagna, Osimo, Polverigi, Sirolo. ===Climate=== The climate in Ancona is an oceanic climate with template summers, Cfa (humid subtropical climate) in the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature for the year in Ancona is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of . The average amount of precipitation for the year in Ancona is . The month with the most precipitation on average is November with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of . ==Population== There are 100,696 persons living in the comune in 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:120000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:20000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:10000 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: 100485 bar:1971 from:0 till: 109789 bar:1981 from:0 till: 106498 bar:1991 from:0 till: 101285 bar:2001 from:0 till: 100507 bar:2011 from:0 till: 100497 bar:2017 from:0 till: 100696 PlotData= bar:1961 at: 100485 fontsize:S text: 100,485 shift:(-13,5) bar:1971 at: 109789 fontsize:S text: 109,789 shift:(-18,5) bar:1981 at: 106498 fontsize:S text: 106,498 shift:(-18,5) bar:1991 at: 101285 fontsize:S text: 101,285 shift:(-18,5) bar:2001 at: 100507 fontsize:S text: 100,507 shift:(-18,8) bar:2011 at: 100497 fontsize:S text: 100,497 shift:(-18,5) bar:2017 at: 100696 fontsize:S text: 100,696 shift:(-18,5) The people from this comune are known, in Italian, as anconetani or anconitani. ==Buildings== * The Cathedral of Ancona, dedicated to St Cyriacus, was consecrated at the beginning of the 11th century and completed in 1189.San Ciriaco - La cattedrale di Ancona, Federico Motta editore, 2003 It is a fine Romanesque building in grey stone, built in the form of a Greek cross, and other elements of Byzantine art. It has a 12-sided dome over the center slightly altered by Margaritone d'Arezzo in 1270. The interior, which has a crypt under each transept, in the main preserves its original character. It has ten columns which are attributed to the temple of Venus, and there are good screens of the 12th century, and other sculptures. The church was carefully restored in the 1980s. * The marble Arch of Trajan, high, was erected in 114/115 as an entrance to the causeway atop the harbor wall in honor of the emperor who had made the harbor, is one of the finest Roman monuments in the Marche. * The Lazzaretto planned by architect Luigi Vanvitelli in 1732 is a pentagonal building covering more than 20,000 m², It is currently used for cultural exhibits. * The Episcopal Palace was the place where Pope Pius II died in 1464. * The Palazzo del Comune, with its lofty arched substructures at the back, was the work of Margaritone d'Arezzo, but has been restored twice. * Church of San Francesco alle Scale There are also several fine late Gothic buildings, including the Palazzo Benincasa, the Palazzo del Senato and the Loggia dei Mercanti, all by Giorgio da Sebenico, and the Palazzo del Governo, which has Renaissance additions. ==Twinned and partner towns== Ancona is twinned with: * İzmir, Turkey * Galaţi, Romania * Split, Croatia * Ribnica, Slovenia * Svolvær, Norway * Castlebar, Ireland ==Gallery== Porto ancona.jpg|The port of Ancona Ancona - Arco di Traiano - panoramio.jpg|The Arch of Trajan Cattedrale di San Ciriaco (Ancona).JPG|View of the cathedral from the port Mole2.JPG|Lazzaretto of Ancona File:Crkva Chiesa del Santissimo Sacramento u Anconi.jpg File:Rimokatolička crkva Chiesa di San Domenico (Ancona) 2017.jpg File:Chiesa di Santa Maria della Piazza.jpg File:Pogled iz ankonskoga muzeja.jpg File:Muzej u Anconi.jpg File:Ankonska katedrala.jpg File:U Anconi spomenik.jpg File:Ancona u rujnu 2017.jpg File:Upravna zgrada u Anconi.jpg File:U Anconi u Italiji.jpg File:Zgrada u Anconi.jpg File:Na ulazu u Anconu.jpg File:U talijanskome gradu Anconi 13. rujna 2017.jpg File:Ancona 2017.jpg