Macerata

Macerata is a Italian city of approximately: 42000 inhabitants located in the Province of Macerata in the area of the Steps.

Geography

History

Economy

Culture

Commemorative event

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Administration

Hamlets

Acquesalate, Acquevive, Botonto San Giacomo, Botonto Sant' Isidoro, Cervare, Cimarella, Cincinelli, Collevario, Consalvi, Corneto, Helvia Recina, Insulated, Madonna del Monte, Montanello, Piediripa, Sforzacosta, Valle, Vallebona, Valteia, Villa Potenza

Communes bordering

Appignano, Corridonia, Montecassiano, Montelupone, Morrovalle, Pollenza, Recanati, Tolentino, Treia

Personalities

During its voyage in Italy, in 1580 - 1581, Michel de Montaigne passed to Macerata. Here what writes in its newspaper of voyage, the philosopher in connection with this visit:

Beautiful city of the size of Libourne, sitting on a top in form approaching of the ront, & being raised of all leave egalemant towards its vantre. There is not many bastimans beaus. I there remercai a stone Palate of size, very cut by the outside in pouinte of diamans square; like the Palate of the Cardinal of Este with Ferrare cete form of constructure is plesante with the veue. Antrée of cete city, it is a door neufve, where there is descrit: Boncompaigno carried, in gold letters; it is continuation of the ways which this Pope rectified. It is the seat here of the Legate for feed of Marque. (To read the complete text on page 81 of the '' Journal of voyage '' of Montaigne in Italy published by the site of the University of Chicago)

Twinnings

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See too

List of the Italian cities of more than 25.000 inhabitants

External bonds

Simple: Macerata

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