Ancona

**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 *comuni*ː 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 . for a population density of  inhabitants/km².

**Evolution of the population**

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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. 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&nbsp;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
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File:Rimokatolička crkva Chiesa di San Domenico (Ancona) 2017.jpg
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## References