Macerata Feltria is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Pesaro e Urbino
The Province of Pesaro and Urbino ( it, Provincia di Pesaro e Urbino, ) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Pesaro. It also borders the state of San Marino. The province is surrounded by San Marino and Emilia ...
in the
Italian
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region
Marche, located about west of
Ancona
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and about southwest of
Pesaro.
Macerata Feltria borders the following municipalities:
Lunano Lunano is a small town and ''comune'' in the province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Marche region of central Italy.
It is located in the mountainous area of Montefeltro
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,
Monte Cerignone,
Montecopiolo
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,
Monte Grimano
Monte Grimano Terme is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about northwest of Ancona and about west of Pesaro. Until 2002, it was known as Monte Grimano.
Monte Grimaro Terme border ...
,
Piandimeleto
Piandimeleto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro.
Piandimeleto borders the following municipalities: Belforte all'Isauro, ...
,
Pietrarubbia
Pietrarubbia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona and about southwest of Pesaro.
It is home to an 11th-century castle which, according to tradition, is th ...
,
Sassocorvaro Auditore
Sassocorvaro Auditore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Italian region of Marche. It was established on 1 January 2019 with the merger of the municipalities of Sassocorvaro and Auditore.
Sassocorvaro bo ...
.
History
During the
Roman Empire
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, 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
Ostrogoths
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during the
Gothic War (535-554).
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
Middle Ages
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, the village was a fief of the
Malatesta family )
, type= Noble house
, country=ItalySan Marino, estates= Castel Sismondo (Rimini) Rocca Malatestiana (Cesena)
, titles=, founded=, founder= Malatesta da Verucchio, final ruler= Pandolfo IV Malatesta, deposition=, dissolution=
The House of Malates ...
, as part of the
Papal States
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.
After the end of
World War II
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half the population emigrated, mainly to
Genoa
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.
In the village there is an archeological museum, exposing the evidences of the village history.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in the Marche
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