Province of Macerata

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Province of Macerata
Province
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Palazzo degli Studi, the provincial seat
Provincia di Macerata-Stemma.svg
Coat of arms
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Map highlighting the location of the province of Macerata in Italy
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Marche
Capital(s) Macerata
Comuni 57
Government
 • PresidentAntonio Pettinari
Area
 • Total2,779.34 km2 (1,073.11 sq mi)
Population
 (30 September 2017)
 • Total316,936
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
 • Total€7.866 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€24,496 (2015)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
62100
Telephone prefix0733
Vehicle registration MC
ISTAT 043

The province of Macerata (Italian : provincia di Macerata) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Macerata. The province contains 55 comuni (sg.: comune ), listed in the comuni of the province of Macerata. [2] Located between the rivers Potenza (Flosis) and Chienti, both of which originate in the province, the city of Macerata is located on a hill. [3]

The province contains, among the numerous historical sites, the Roman settlement of Helvia Recina, destroyed by orders of Alaric I, King of the Visigoths, in 408. The province was part of the Papal States from 1445 (with an interruption during the French invasion during the Napoleonic Wars), until the unification of Italy in 1860. The University of Macerata was formed in the province in 1260 and was known as the University of the Piceno from 1540, when Pope Paul III issued a bull naming it this. The town of Camerino, home to another historical university, is also located in the region. [3]

Cingoli was founded in the province as Cingulum, also known as "The Balcony of the Marche" due to its views of the surroundings. Tolentino was founded by the Romans as Tolentinum, while Recanati is widely known as the birthplace of poet Giacomo Leopardi. Massimo Girotti, an actor, was born in Mogliano in the province of Macerata. [3]

1,459.61 square kilometres (563.56 sq mi) of the province is agricultural land, and 124.95 square kilometres (48.24 sq mi) is urbanised. The two largest comuni are Macerata and Civitanova Marche, both with c. 40,000 inhabitants.

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References

  1. ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Macerata". Upinet. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Roy Palmer Domenico (2002). The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture . Greenwood Publishing Group. pp.  215. ISBN   978-0-313-30733-1.

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