Fabriano is a town and comune of Ancona province in the Italian region of the Marche, at 43°20′ N 12°54′ E, at 325 m (1066 ft) above sea-level. It lies in the Esino valley 44 km (27 mi) upstream and SW of Jesi; and 15 km ENE of Fossato di Vico and 36 km (22 mi) E of Gubbio (both in Umbria). According to the 2003 census, Fabriano's population was 30,300: its location on the main highway and rail line from Umbria to the Adriatic make it a mid-sized regional center in the Apennines. The Regions of Italy were granted a degree of regional autonomy in the 1948 constitution, which states that the constitutions role is: to recognize, protect and promote local autonomy, to ensure that services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws... Jump to: navigation, search This article refers to the Italian region. ... In Italy, the province (in Italian: provincia) is an administrative division of an intermediate level, between municipality (comune) and region (Regione). ... Ancona Province Coat of Arms Ancona is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... For other uses of the word, see Elevation In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... Here are a list of postal codes in Italy: Lazio 00000-00999 00010 - San Gregorio da Sassola, SAN POLO DEI CAVALIERI, GALLICANO NEL LAZIO, POLI, SANTANGELO ROMANO, CASAPE, MARCELLINA, MONTEFLAVIO, MONTELIBRETTI, MONTORIO ROMANO, MORICONE 00012 - GUIDONIA MONTECELIO 00013 - MENTANA 00015 - MONTEROTONDO 00017 - NEROLA 00018 - PALOMBARA SABINA 00019 - Tivoli 00020... Here are a list of area codes in Italy. ... Prior to 1994 and resuming in 1999, Italian automobile license plates bear an alphabetic code which tells in which region the automobile was registered. ... Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) is the Italian national statistical institute, roughly corresponding to the United States Census Bureau. ... Ancona Province Coat of Arms Ancona is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article refers to the Italian region. ... Jesi is a commune in the province of Ancona, Marche, Italy. ... Jump to: navigation, search Fossato di Vico is a town and comune of Umbria in the province of Perugia in Italy, 43°18′ N 12°46′ E, at 584 m above sea‑level on the middle slopes of Mount Mutali. ... Gubbio is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia, (Umbria), 43°12′ N 12°34′ E. At 522 m (1713 ft) above sea-level, it clings to the first slope of Mt. ... Jump to: navigation, search Umbria is a mountainous region of central Italy, in the valley of the river Tiber. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ... This is about the terrestrial mountain range. ...

History and Monuments

Fabriano appears to have been founded in the early Middle Ages by the inhabitants of a small Roman town 5 km (3 mi) S at Attiggio (Latin Attidium), of which some slight remains and inscriptions are extant. Fabriano itself was one of the earliest places in Europe to make high-quality paper on an industrial scale, starting in the 13th century. This led to Fabriano's prosperity in the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and was also one of the factors that led to the establishment of nearby Foligno in Umbria, 55 km (34 mi) SSW, as the earliest printing center in Italy in the late 15th century. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Dante by Michelino The Late Middle Ages is a term used by historians to describe European history in the period of the 14th and 15th centuries (1300–1500 CE). ... Jump to: navigation, search By region Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance French Renaissance German Renaissance English Renaissance The Renaissance, also known as Il Rinascimento (in Italian), was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. ... Jump to: navigation, search Foligno, (Latin: Fulginiae, Fulginium) an ancient town of Italy, in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, at 233 meters (764 ft) above sea-level, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...

Fabriano's wealth and commitment to the fine arts in the late medieval period have left it with many handsome monuments: churches of course, but also several civil buildings like the Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall) and the Fontana Sturinalto, an attractive 16‑sided fountain in the main square.

Famous natives of Fabriano

Gentile da Fabriano, 15th century painter, whose most famous work, an oil painting of the Epiphany, is in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Adoration of the Magi (1423) Tempera on wood, 300 x 282 cm Uffizi, Florence Gentile da Fabriano (born in or near Fabriano, Marche, c. ...

External links

• Official Site
• Mapquest - Fabriano
• Bill Thayer's site

(Incorporates text from Bill Thayer's Gazetteer of Italy, by permission.)