Servigliano

Servigliano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Ancona and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Ascoli Piceno. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,349 and an area of 18.5 square kilometres (7.1 sq mi).^[3] It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").^[4]

Servigliano
Comune
Comune di Servigliano
Location of Servigliano
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Coordinates: 43°5′N 13°30′E
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Province of Fermo (FM)
Area [1]
• Total	18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Population  (Dec. 2004)[2]
• Total	2,349
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Demonym	Serviglianesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	63839
Dialing code	0734
Website	Official website

History

Servigliano hosts a World War I and II prison camp, the Servigliano prison camp, which is now called "Parco della Pace" (Peace Park), serving as an Italian Republic memorial about cruelty and abuse in all wars. On May 5th, 1944, from this prison camp, 31 Jews were deported to Nazi concentration camps, and only 3 of them survived.^[5]

Servigliano borders the following municipalities: Belmonte Piceno, Falerone, Monte San Martino, Monteleone di Fermo, Penna San Giovanni, Santa Vittoria in Matenano.

Demographic evolution

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
4. "Marche" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
5. "Ex campo prigionia Servigliano diventa Monumento nazionale". ANSA.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-07-03.

External links

• www.serviglianoonline.it/