Cingoli

Cingoli
—  Comune  —
Comune di Cingoli
Coat of arms
Cingoli Location of Cingoli in Italy
Coordinates: 43°22′N 13°13′E / 43.367°N 13.217°E / 43.367; 13.217Coordinates: 43°22′N 13°13′E / 43.367°N 13.217°E / 43.367; 13.217
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Province	Macerata (MC)
Frazioni	Avenale, Botontano, Capo di Rio, Carciole, Castel Sant'Angelo, Castreccioni, Cervidone I, Cervidone II, Civitello, Colcerasa, Grottaccia, Lago Castreccioni, Marcucci,Moscosi, Mummuiola; Pian della Pieve, Piancavallino, Pozzo, Saltregna, San Faustino, San Flaviano, San Venanzo, San Vittore, Santa Maria del Rango, Santo Stefano, Strada, Torre, Torrone, Troviggiano, Valcarecce
Government
- Mayor	Gianfilippo Bacci (since 2004-06-14)
Area
- Total	147 km2 (56.8 sq mi)
Elevation	631 m (2,070 ft)
Population (31 December 2006)
- Total	10,540
- Density	71.7/km2 (185.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Cingolani
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	62011
Dialing code	0733
Patron saint	St. Patrick
Saint day	March 17
Website	Official website

Cingoli is a town and comune of the Marches, Italy, in the province of Macerata, about 27 km by road from the town of Macerata. It is the birthplace of Pope Pius VIII.

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.

Sport

Cingoli has been host to the Italian Sidecarcross Grand Prix a number times^[1] and will be hosting it again in 2010, on 16 May.^[2]

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

1. ^ VENUES USED IN GP 1971-2005 The John Davy Pages, accessed: 2 November 2009
2. ^ FIM Sidecarcross World Championship - 2010 Calendar FIM website, accessed: 30 October 2009

External links

• Cingoli news
• Cingoli sport