Cingoli
Cingoli | |
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| Comune di Cingoli | |
| Palazzo Comunale (Townhall) Palazzo Comunale (Townhall) | |
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| Cingoli within the province of Macerata Cingoli within the province of Macerata | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Macerata (MC) |
| Frazioni | Avenale, Botontano, Capo di Rio, Carciole, Castel Sant'Angelo, Castreccioni, Cervidone I, Cervidone II, Civitello, Colcerasa, Grottaccia, Lago Castreccioni, Marcucci,Moscosi, Mummuiola; Pian della Pieve, Piancavallino, Pozzo, Saltregna, San Faustino, San Flaviano, San Venanzo, San Vittore, Santa Maria del Rango, Santo Stefano, Strada, Torre, Torrone, Troviggiano, Valcarecce |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michele Vittori |
| Area | |
• Total | 147 km2 (57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 631 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2006) | |
• Total | 10,540 |
| • Density | 71.7/km2 (186/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cingolani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62011 |
| Dialing code | 0733 |
| Patron saint | St. Esuperanzio |
| Saint day | January 24th |
| Website | Official website |
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Cingoli is a town and comune of the Marches, Italy, in the province of Macerata, about 27 kilometres (17 mi) by road from the town of Macerata. It is the birthplace of Pope Pius VIII. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[1]
History
[edit | edit source]The town occupies the site of the ancient Cingulum, a town of Picenum, founded and strongly fortified by Julius Caesar's lieutenant Titus Labienus (probably on the site of an earlier village) in 63 BCE at his own expense. Its lofty position at an elevation of about 650 metres (2,130 ft) made it of some importance in the civil wars, but otherwise little is heard of it. Under the Roman Empire it was a municipium.[2]
Main sights
[edit | edit source]Cingoli is also known as the "Balcony of Marche" ("Il Balcone delle Marche")[3] because of its belvedere (viewpoint) from which, on a clear day, the sight may encompass all of the Marche and further across the Adriatic Sea to the Croatian mountain tops.
Religious buildings
[edit | edit source]- Cingoli Cathedral (Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta)
- Collegiate church of Sant'Esuperanzio, Cingoli (Collegiata di Sant'Esuperanzio): Gothic church
- Santuario di Santa Sperandia
- San Benedetto
- San Francesco
- San Filippo Neri
- San Giacomo
- San Girolamo
- San Nicolò
- Santo Spirito
- Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
- San Domenico
Secular buildings
[edit | edit source]- Palazzo municipale
- Biblioteca Comunale ″Ascariana″ [4]
Museums
[edit | edit source]- Pinacoteca comunale "D. Stefanucci" named after Donatello Stefanucci
- Museo archeologico statale di Cingoli
- Museo del Lago
- Museo del Sidecar
Sport
[edit | edit source]Cingoli has been host to the Italian Sidecarcross Grand Prix a number times[5] and have hosted on 16th May 2010.[6]
Twin towns — sister cities
[edit | edit source]Cingoli is twinned with:
- Italy Aprilia, Lazio, Italy (2004)
References
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- ^ FIM Sidecarcross World Championship - 2010 Calendar Archived August 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine FIM website, accessed: 30 October 2009
External links
[edit | edit source]- Cingoli news
- Cingoli sport
- History of Cingoli: http://www.antiqui.it/cingoli.htm
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