Montecosaro is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southeast of Ancona and about east of Macerata.
Montecosaro borders the following municipalities: Civitanova Marche, Montegranaro, Montelupone, Morrovalle, Potenza Picena, Sant'Elpidio a Mare. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Among the religious buildings in the town are: Santa Maria a Pie’ di Chienti: church rebuilt in 1125 in Romanesque style. Sant'Agostino: Romanesque church rebuilt starting in 16th century.
Notable people Anita Cerquetti (1931-2014), operatic soprano Romolo Marcellini (1910-1999), film director
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