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Cingoli — Comune — Comune di Cingoli
Coat of armsLocation of Cingoli in Italy Coordinates: 43°22′N 13°13′E / 43.367°N 13.217°ECoordinates: 43°22′N 13°13′E / 43.367°N 13.217°E 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.
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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.
- ^ VENUES USED IN GP 1971-2005 The John Davy Pages, accessed: 2 November 2009
- ^ FIM Sidecarcross World Championship - 2010 Calendar FIM website, accessed: 30 October 2009
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