Pesaro

thumb|Ducal Palace of Pesaro|Palazzo Ducale Rocca Costanza|thumb Musei Civici|thumb Pesaro (; ) is a (municipality) in the Italian region of Marche, capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea.

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Pesaro is a coastal city in Italy's Marche region and serves as the capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino. The city is known for its historical landmarks, including the Ducal Palace and Rocca Costanza, and houses important civic museums.

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Italian comune.frazioni: Borgo Santa Maria, Candelara, Case Bruciate, Casteldimezzo, Cattabrighe, Chiusa di Ginestreto, Colombarone, Fiorenzuola di Focara, Ginestreto, Monteciccardo, Novilara, Ponte Valle, Pozzo Alto, Santa Maria dell'Arzilla, Santa Marina Alta, Santa Veneranda, Trebbiantico, TrePonti, Villa Ceccolini, Villa Fastiggi, Villa San Martin
Italian comune.region: Marche
Italian comune.province: Pesaro e Urbino (PU)
Italian comune.mayor_party: PD
Italian comune.mayor: Andrea Biancani
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 126.77
Italian comune.population_total: 95000
Italian comune.population_as_of: 21 October 2011
Italian comune.population_demonym: Pesaresi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 11
Italian comune.saint: St. Terence
Italian comune.day: September 24
Italian comune.postal_code: 61121, 61122
Italian comune.area_code: 0721
Italian comune.name: Pesaro
Italian comune.official_name: Città di Pesaro
Italian comune.image_skyline: Pesaro panorama.jpg
Italian comune.image_flag: Flag of Pesaro.svg

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: comune of Italy
Official name: Pesaro
Demonym: pesaresi
Country: Papal States
Located in: Duchy of Urbino
Population: 95376
Area: 126.77
Elevation: 11
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Duchy of Urbino
Shares border with: Mombaroccio
Official website: www.comune.pesaro.pu.it
Image: Piazza del Popolo, Pesaro, Italy.jpg
Dialing code: 0721
Licence plate code: PU

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twinned administrative body: Qinhuangdao
Commons category: Pesaro
postal code: 61121–61122
topic's main category: Category:Pesaro
category for people born here: Category:Births in Pesaro
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Pesaro
category of associated people: Category:People from Pesaro
Commons gallery: Pesaro
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
native label: Pesaro
member of: Creative Cities Network
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P8168: Kirsty Sword Gusmão
P12749: Georg Cantor

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections

Contents

History
Demographics
Government
Main sights
Buildings and museums
Churches and other religious buildings
Cultural events and attractions
Sport
Notable people
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Partnership
Climate
See also
References
External links

As of January 1st, 2025, its population was 95,266, making it the second most populous city in the Marche, after Ancona. Pesaro was dubbed the "Cycling City" () by the Italian environmentalist association Legambiente in recognition of its extensive network of bicycle paths and promotion of cycling. It is also known as "City of Music" (), for it is the birthplace of the composer Gioachino Rossini. In 2015, the Italian government applied for Pesaro to be declared a "Creative City" in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. In 2017, Pesaro received the European City of Sport award, together with Aosta, Cagliari and Vicenza.

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