Pesaro

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Pesaro (Italian: [ˈpeːzaro] ; Romagnol: Pés're) is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Marche in Italy, capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. With a population of 95,270 as of 2026, it is the 2nd-largest city in Marche, after Ancona, and the 50th-largest in Italy. Pesaro was dubbed the "Cycling City" (Città della bicicletta) 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" (Città della musica), 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. Local industries include fishing, furniture making and tourism. In 2020 it absorbed the former comune of Monteciccardo, now a frazione of Pesaro. Its frazione...

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