Moresco

Moresco
Comune
Comune di Moresco
Piazza di Moresco
Moresco Location of Moresco in Italy
Coordinates: 43°5′N 13°44′E / 43.083°N 13.733°E / 43.083; 13.733Coordinates: 43°5′N 13°44′E / 43.083°N 13.733°E / 43.083; 13.733
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province / Metropolitan city	Province of Fermo (FM)
Government
• Mayor	Adv. Amato Mercuri
Area
• Total	6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation	405 m (1,329 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	606
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Moreschini
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	63826
Dialing code	0039 0734 259983
Patron saint	St. Lauren
Saint day	10 August
Website	Official website

Moresco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Ancona and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Ascoli Piceno in the valley named Valdaso. As of 2011, it had a population of 606 and an area of 6.3 square kilometres (2.4 sq mi).

Moresco borders the following municipalities: Lapedona, Montefiore dell'Aso, Monterubbiano.

Moresco means literary "Moorish". According to legend, at the time of their raids along the Adriatic coast, a group of Moors went further into the interior in order to build a fortress in the heart of Christianity. Others, on the contrary, maintain that the Castrum Morisci was built near the sea to drive back the assaults of the Saracens. Most probably the place name comes either from a noble family named Mori, or from the word in dialect morrecine, which refers to the heap of stones on which the castle rests.