Castel di Lama is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno

Province of Ascoli Piceno

The Province of Ascoli Piceno is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ascoli Piceno.It has an area of 1,228 km², and a total population of 212,846 . There are 33 comuni in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Ascoli Piceno.-External links:**...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 region Marche

Marche

The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...

, located about 80 km south of Ancona

Ancona

Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....

 and about 10 km east of Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno is a town and comune in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is c. 51,400.-Geography:...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,568 and an area of 11.0 km².

The municipality of Castel di Lama contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Villa S. Antonio, Villa Chiarini, and Villa Cese.

Castel di Lama borders the following municipalities: Appignano del Tronto

Appignano del Tronto

Appignano del Tronto is a comune in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 km south of Ancona and about 9 km northeast of Ascoli Piceno...

, Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno

Ascoli Piceno is a town and comune in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is c. 51,400.-Geography:...

, Castorano

Castorano

Castorano is a comune in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 km south of Ancona and about 13 km northeast of Ascoli Piceno...

, Offida

Offida

Offida is a comune in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 km south of Ancona and about 12 km northeast of Ascoli Piceno, on a rocky spur between the valleys of the Tesino and Tronto rivers.-History:The origins of Offida are debated...

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The name comes from a mediaeval castle on the hill, which is now the hotel Borgo Storico Seghetti Panichi

Borgo Storico Seghetti Panichi

The Borgo Storico Seghetti Panichi near Ascoli Piceno in Marche region of central Italy comprises a 13th to 18th-century villa, a 19th-century romantic landscape by Ludwig Winter , a 16th-century chapel to St...

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