Cingoli

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Comune di Cingoli

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 2004-12-31)
- Total	10,554
- Density	72/km² (186/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	43°22′N, 13°13′E
Gentilic	Cingolani
Dialing code	0733
Postal code	62011

Patron	St. Patrick
- Day	march17
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.

1 History
2 Main sights
3 References
4 External links

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.

Main sights

The Gothic church of S. Esuperanzio contains interesting works of art.

References

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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