Pioraco

Pioraco
Comune
Comune di Pioraco

Coat of arms
Pioraco

Location of Pioraco in Italy

Coordinates: 43°11′N 12°59′E / 43.183°N 12.983°E
Country Italy
Region Marche
Province Macerata (MC)
Frazioni Seppio
Government
  Mayor Giovan Battista Torresi
Area
  Total 19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Elevation 443 m (1,453 ft)
Population (31 December 2010[1])
  Total 1,307
  Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym Piorachesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 62025
Dialing code 0737

Pioraco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Ancona and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Macerata.

History

The territory of Pioraco was settled in the Neolithic Age, as shown by the remains of a Bronze Age sanctuary on the top of Monte Primo (late 11th-early 10th centuries BC). In Roman times, Pioraco was a settlement on a branch of the Via Flaminia, with bridges, temples, public edifices and an aqueduct.

In the Middle Ages, it housed a castle which was a residence of the Da Varano family, lords of the nearby Camerino. The presence of paper mills, still active today, is attested from 1346.

Main sights

References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.