Grottammare

Grottammare
Comune
Città di Grottammare
View from the old town View from the old town
Coat of arms
Grottammare Location of Grottammare in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province / Metropolitan city	Ascoli Piceno (AP)
Frazioni	Ischia
Government
• Mayor	Enrico Piergallini (since May 2013)
Area
• Total	17.66 km2 (6.82 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population (30 June 2011)
• Total	15,713
• Density	890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Grottammaresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	63066
Dialing code	0735
Patron saint	Saint Paternian
Saint day	10 July
Website	Official website

Grottammare is a town and comune on Italy's Adriatic coast, in the province of Ascoli Piceno, Marche region. It receives over 500,000 tourists a year.

In 1994 the ruling Christian Democrats were ousted by a coalition known as Participation and Solidarity. It created a system of neighbourhood assemblies as a type of participatory democracy.

The town is crossed by the 43rd parallel north.

Notable residents

• Pope Sixtus V (1521–1590) was born here.
• Pericle Fazzini (1913–1987) was an artist who create the bronze sculpture La Resurrezione on Paul VI Audience Hall in Vatican City

Sister towns

• Sal, Cape Verde
• Gjirokastër, Albania
• Itiúba, Brazil

External links

• Red Pepper, August 2004, "Local Democracy Italian style"