Demonym(s) Cingolani Local time Saturday 10:43 PM Postal code 62011 | Elevation 631 m (2,070 ft) Patron saint Exuperantius of Cingoli | |
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Cingoli is a town and comune of the Marches, Italy, in the province of Macerata, about 27 kilometres (17 mi) by road from the town of Macerata. It is the birthplace of Pope Pius VIII.
Contents
- Map of Cingoli Province of Macerata Italy
- History
- Main sights
- Religious buildings
- Secular buildings
- Museums
- Sport
- Twin towns Sister cities
- References
Map of Cingoli, Province of Macerata, Italy
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 at an elevation of about 650 metres (2,130 ft) 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
Cingoli is also known as the "Balcony of Marche" ("Il Balcone delle Marche") because of its belvedere (viewpoint) from which, on a clear day, the sight may encompass all of the Marche and further across the Adriatic Sea to the Croatian mountain tops.
Religious buildings
Secular buildings
Museums
Sport
Cingoli has been host to the Italian Sidecarcross Grand Prix a number times and will be hosting it again in 2010, on 16 May.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Cingoli is twinned with: