Ancona, Victoria

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{{Infobox Australian place | type = town

| name = Ancona

| state = vic

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Shire of Mansfield

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| postcode = 3715

| est =

| pop = 84

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC20042 | name = Ancona (State Suburb) | accessdate = 24 August 2020 | quick = on}}

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| stategov = Eildon

| fedgov = Indi

| dist1 = 155

| dir1 = NE

| location1= Melbourne

| dist2 = 32

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| dist3 = 41

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| location3= Euroa

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Ancona is a locality in Victoria, Australia named after Ancona in Italy.

Settled late, a Post Office (briefly named Ancorna) was not opened until 15 September 1905 (closed 1968).{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Ancona* | access-date = 5 March 2021 }}

It is located on Ancona Road, in a valley in the Shire of Mansfield local government area.

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Category:Towns in Victoria (state)

Category:Shire of Mansfield

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