Esanatoglia

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Comune di Esanatoglia
Municipal coat of arms
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Macerata (MC)
Mayor	Giorgio Pizzi (since May 2006)

Elevation	495 m
Area	47 km²
Population
- Total (as of 2001)	2,099
- Density	45/km²
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	43°15′N 12°57′E
Gentilic	Esanatogliesi
Dialing code	0737
Postal code	62023

Patron	Santa Anatolia

Website: www.esanatoglia.sinp.net

Esanatoglia is a town in the Marche province of Italy.

1 History
2 Main sights
3 Transportation
4 External links

[edit] History

According to the legend, Esus, the celtic God of war, would be the origin for Esino river, on whose river is presumed to be risen a first community of people in the Roman Age, called Aesa.

The current name Esanatoglia was born later in 1862, from a combination between Aesa and Anatolia, replacing therefore the medieval Santa Anatolia, derived from the female saint Anatolia, martire from the 3rd century CE. The first known document referring to Santa Anatolia dates from 1015, the foundation of the monastery of Sant’Angelo by Conte Atto and his wife Berta. The monastery became soon the most important religious establishment in the are.

The city was ruled by the Malcavalca until 1211, when they were succeeded the Ottoni di Matelica. Three years later, and for three centuries, the powerful da Varano family hold the city. Under the da Varano Santa Anatolia maintained a certain autonomy: the first collection of statutory norms dates from 1324. The citadel remains immune from wars and pillages for a long time; only in 1443 was conquered by Francesco I Sforza, helped by the matelicesi: the Monastero di Sant'Angelo - with its famous library- was not saved from devastation.

In 1502 it became part of the Papal States.