Cingoli
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| Comune di Cingoli | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Macerata (MC) |
| Mayor | Gianfilippo Bacci (since 2004-06-14) |
| Elevation | 631 m (2,070 ft) |
| Area | 147 km² (57 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2006-12-31) | |
| - Total | 10,540 |
| - Density | 72/km² (186/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | Cingolani |
| Dialing code | 0733 |
| Postal code | 62011 |
| 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 |
| Patron | St. Patrick |
| - Day | March 17 |
| Website: www.cingoli.sinp.net | |
Cingoli is a town and commune of the Marches, Italy, in the province of Macerata, about 27 km by road from the town of Macerata.
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[edit] History
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 (c. 650 m) made it of some importance in the civil wars, but otherwise little is heard of it. Under the Roman Empire it was a municipium.
[edit] Main sights
The Gothic church of S. Esuperanzio contains interesting works of art.
[edit] References
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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