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6-744: It is an important industrial and artistic center in the floodplain on the left (north) bank of the Esino river, 17 kilometres (11 mi) before its mouth on the Adriatic Sea . Jesi (Iesi) was one of the last towns of the Umbri when, in the 4th century BC, the Senones Gauls invaded the area and ousted them. They turned it into a stronghold against the Piceni . In 283 BC the Senones were defeated by

12-477: A harvest yield of 12 tonnes/ha with the finished wines requiring a minimum alcohol level of 10.5%. Reds are a minimum 60% of Montepulciano and/or Sangiovese , with other local grape varieties permitted to fill out of the rest. Whites are predominantly composed of Verdicchio (50–100%), with other local varieties permitted to fill out the rest. This Marche location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to

18-610: The Marche. In 1447 Jesi was bought by the Papal States . Jesi is twinned with: Esino The Esino ( Italian: [eˈziːno] ; Latin : Aesis ) is a river in the Marche region of central Italy . The source of the river is east of Monte Penna , in the province of Macerata , near the border with the province of Ancona . The river flows east past Esanatoglia and curves north by Matelica before crossing

24-771: The Romans. Jesi in 247 BC became a colonia civium romanorum with the name of Aesis . During the fall of the Western Roman Empire , Jesi was ravaged by the troops of Odoacer (476 AD) and again in 493 by the Ostrogoths of Theodoric the Great . After the Gothic War , Italy became part of the Byzantine Empire , and Jesi became one of the main centers of the new rulers, and a diocese seat. In 751 it

30-526: The border into the province of Ancona near Cerreto d'Esi . The river continues flowing north before curving northeast near Genga . It then flows northeast near Serra San Quirico , Maiolati Spontini , Castelplanio , Castelbellino , Jesi , Chiaravalle and Montemarciano before flowing into the Adriatic Sea near Falconara Marittima . Since 1995, the area around the Esino has been permitted to produce red and white Italian DOC wines . Grapes are limited to

36-662: Was sacked by the Lombard troops of Aistulf , and later was a Carolingian imperial city. Since 1130, it was an independent commune , gradually expanding its control over its surrounding agrarian region. In December 1194 the future Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II was born here: he later made Jesi a "Royal City". In the 14th century it was captured by the Papal vicar Filippo Simonetti , then by Galeotto I Malatesta (1347–1351), by Braccio da Montone in 1408, and by Francesco I Sforza , who turned it into his family's main stronghold in

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