🇮🇹 Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy. Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located 280 km (170 mi) north-east of Rome, on the Adriatic Sea, between the slopes of the two extremities of the promontory of Monte Conero, Monte Astagno and Monte Guasco.
Economy Ancona is one of the main ports on the Adriatic Sea, especially for passenger traffic, and is the main economic and demographic centre of the region.
A large area of the province's land is farmland often used for wine production; the province produces wines using the Montepulciano, Sangiovese, and Verdicchio varieties of grape. Annually, feasts occur in the province during the harvesting period.
Shipping The Port has regular ferry links to the following cities with the following operators: • Adria Ferries (Durrës) • Jadrolinija (Split, Zadar) • SNAV (Split) (seasonal) • Superfast Ferries (Igoumenitsa, Patras) • ANEK Lines (Igoumenitsa, Patras) • Minoan Lines (Igoumenitsa, Patras) • Marmara Lines (Cesme)
Transport: Air Ancona is served by Ancona Airport (IATA: AOI, ICAO: LIPY), in Falconara Marittima and named after Raffaello Sanzio.
European Coastal Airlines, a former seaplane operator from Croatia, established trans-Adriatic flights between Croatia and Italy in November 2015, and offered four weekly flights from Ancona Falconara Airport to Split (59 minutes) and Rijeka (49 minutes).
Transport: Rail The Ancona railway station is the main railway station of the city and is served by regional and long-distance trains. The other stations are Ancona Marittima, Ancona Torrette, Ancona Stadio, Palombina and Varano.
Transport: Road The A14 motorway serves the city with the exits "Ancona Nord" (An. North) and "Ancona Sud" (An. South).
transportation The Ancona trolleybus system has been in operation since 1949. Ancona is also served by an urban and suburban bus network operated by Conerobus.
Ancona has a population of over 101,997 people. Ancona also forms the centre of the wider Ancona Province which has a population of over 482,886 people. Ancona is ranked #737 for startups with a score of 0.194.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Ancona has links with:
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🇨🇦 Halton Hills 43.617
🇺🇸 South Portland 43.617
🇩🇪 Treptow-Köpenick 13.567
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🇩🇪 Waldkirchen 13.601
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🇦🇹 Vöcklabruck 13.651
🇩🇪 Lichtenberg 13.5
🇦🇹 Ried im Innkreis 13.49
🇦🇹 Spittal an der Drau 13.483
🇩🇪 Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg 13.45
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