Santa Vittoria in Matenano | |
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| Comune di Santa Vittoria in Matenano | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Santa Vittoria in Matenano  | |
  Santa Vittoria in Matenano Location of Santa Vittoria in Matenano in Italy  Santa Vittoria in Matenano Santa Vittoria in Matenano (Marche) | |
| Coordinates: 43°1′12.5″N 13°29′41.5″E / 43.020139°N 13.494861°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Fermo (FM) |
| Frazioni | Ponte Maglio |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fabrizio Vergari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.18 km2 (10.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 626 m (2,054 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,321 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Santavittoriesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 63854 |
| Dialing code | 0734 |
| Patron saint | St. Victoria |
| Saint day | 20 June |
| Website | Official website |
Santa Vittoria in Matenano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the central Italian region Marche, located about 70 kilometres (43 miles) south of Ancona and about 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Ascoli Piceno.
Its name refers to Saint Victoria, some of whose relics were transferred in 827 by Abbot Peter of Farfa from the Abbey to Mount Matenano in the Picene area (roughly the south of Le Marche) due to Saracen invasions.[3] Ratfredus, a later Abbot of Farfa, brought the body of Santa Vittoria from Farfa on 20 June 931.
The 1966 published novel by Robert Crichton took place here. Stanley Kramer's The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969) was shot in Anticoli Corrado, because the town had become too modernized since the Second World War period in which the story was set.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Santa Vittoria