# Castignano

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Comune in Marche, Italy

Castignano Comune Comune di Castignano View from Ripaberarda Castignano Location of Castignano in Italy Show map of Italy Castignano Castignano (Marche) Show map of Marche Coordinates: 42°56′20″N 13°37′25″E / 42.93889°N 13.62361°E / 42.93889; 13.62361 Country Italy Region Marche Province Ascoli Piceno (AP) Frazioni Ripaberarda, San Venanzo, San Martino, Castiglioni, Rufiano, Sant'Angelo di Ripaberarda Government • Mayor Fabio Pollini Area [1] • Total 38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi) Elevation 473 m (1,552 ft) Population (30 June 2017)[2] • Total 2,755 • Density 71.0/km2 (184/sq mi) Demonym Castignanesi Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 63072 Dialing code 0736 Website Official website

**Castignano** is a *[comune](/source/Comune)* (municipality) in the [Province of Ascoli Piceno](/source/Province_of_Ascoli_Piceno) in the [Italian](/source/Italy) region [Marche](/source/Marche), located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of [Ancona](/source/Ancona) and about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of [Ascoli Piceno](/source/Ascoli_Piceno).

Castignano borders the following municipalities: [Appignano del Tronto](/source/Appignano_del_Tronto), [Ascoli Piceno](/source/Ascoli_Piceno), [Cossignano](/source/Cossignano), [Montalto delle Marche](/source/Montalto_delle_Marche), [Montedinove](/source/Montedinove), [Offida](/source/Offida), [Rotella](/source/Rotella%2C_Marche).

Among its churches are the [Sanctuary of San Bernardino da Siena](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santuario_di_San_Bernardino_da_Siena,_Castignano&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Santi Pietro e Paolo](/source/Santi_Pietro_e_Paolo%2C_Castignano). Its territory is home to the oldest ever [Italic language](/source/Italic_languages) inscription found, the so-called "Stele of Castignano" (7th-6th centuries BC).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v20_1-0)** ["Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011"](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-istat_2-0)** All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [Istat](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)).

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.comune.castignano.ap.it/)

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