The triangular main piazza of Offida Village, one of the finest examples of 15th century civic architecture in the Marche region - Italy
Offida is situated in the middle of the hilly landscape that runs between two rivers, the Tronto and the Tesino, far about 15 km from the sea and at an altitude of 293 meters above sea level. The municipal territory is 49,22 square kilometres with a total of inhabitants. The climate is temperate and intermediate between the sublittoral and the mediterranean, the average annual temperature is about 13-14°C, while the average annual precipitation is between 700 and 800 mm and the snowy days are averagely 3-6 by year. Offida has ancient origins, is founded by the people of the Pelasgi, it was inhabited first by the Piceni and, later on, by the Romans and the Longobards. The period of its greatest splendour was during the Middle Ages and it became a free city in the 13th century. It was the scene of internal battles between the Boldrini (Ghibellines) and the Baroncelli (Guelphs), which only terminated in 1533. From the 16th century to 1860, Offida was under the sovereignty of the Church then, together with other cities, it rose up against the Papal State and was included in the province of Ascoli Piceno in 1861.
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Location: OFFIDA, Ascoli Piceno district - Marche region - Italy, Europe
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