Macerata Feltria
Macerata Feltria | |
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| Comune di Macerata Feltria | |
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Location of Macerata Feltria  | |
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| Postal code | 61023 |
| Dialing code | 0722 |
| Website | Official website |
Macerata Feltria is a .
Macerata Feltria borders the following municipalities:
Monte Grimano, Piandimeleto, Pietrarubbia, Sassocorvaro Auditore. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
History
During the Roman Empire, Macerata Feltria was known as Pitinum Pisaurense; it was a small town built in the place of an old Celtic village (in that area the Senones Celts were settled). Its economy was based on the export of wood.
During the 6th century AD, Pitinum Pisaurense was completely destroyed by the
Gothic War (535-554)
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After the year 1000 AD the village was rebuilt using the ruins of the old Pitinum Pisaurense; in facts, the name Macerata means "built with the ruins".
In the late
Malatesta family, as part of the Papal States
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After the end of World War II half the population emigrated, mainly to Genoa.
In the village there is an archeological museum, exposing the evidences of the village history.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ "Marche" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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