Pesaro

Pesaro
Comune
Città di Pesaro
Piazza del Popolo
Coat of arms
Pesaro Location of Pesaro in Italy
Coordinates: 43°55′N 12°54′E / 43.917°N 12.900°E / 43.917; 12.900Coordinates: 43°55′N 12°54′E / 43.917°N 12.900°E / 43.917; 12.900
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province / Metropolitan city	Pesaro e Urbino (PU)
Government
• Mayor	Matteo Ricci (Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	126.77 km2 (48.95 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population (21 October 2011)
• Total	95,011
• Density	750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Pesaresi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	61121, 61122
Dialing code	0721
Patron saint	St. Terence
Saint day	September 24
Website	Official website

Pesaro (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpeːzaro]) is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the Marche, after Ancona. Pesaro is known as "City of Bicycle", thanks to its big net of bicycle paths. The city received this award by Legambiente, the most important ecologist society in Italy, in 2015, because it is the city with the biggest bicycle use in Italy. It is also known as "City of Music" thanks to the bond with Gioacchino Rossini, the famous composer born in Pesaro. For this reason, in 2015, the Italian Government officially candidate Pesaro as "Creative City" in the group of World Heritage Sites of UNESCO.

Fishery, furniture industry and tourism are the main strengths of the local economy.

The city was founded as Pisaurum by the Romans in 184 BC as colony in the territory of the Picentes, the people who lived on the northeast coast during the Iron Age. However, in 1737, 13 ancient votive stones were unearthed in a local farm field, each bearing the inscription of a Roman god; these were written in a pre-Estrucan script, indicating a much earlier occupation of the area than the 184 BC Picentes colony.