Sassoferrato is a town and comune of the province of Ancona in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
Between Sassoferrato and Arcevia was the hill called Civitalba from the name of the ancient city there.[4]
To the south of the town lie the ruins of the ancient Sentinum, on the Via Flaminia.
The castle above the town is mentioned from the 11th century; the town belonged to the House of Este from 1208, later to the Atti family, becoming a free municipality in 1460 after the assassination of Luigi degli Atti.
Sassoferrato borders with the municipalities of Arcevia, Fabriano, Genga, Serra Sant'Abbondio (PU), Pergola (PU), Costacciaro (PG, Umbria) and Scheggia e Pascelupo (PG, Umbria).
A frazione (plural: frazioni) is a type of subdivision of a comune (municipality) in Italy:
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