Cupramontana
Encyclopedia
Cupramontana is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Ancona
in the Italian
region Marche
, located about 35 km southwest of Ancona
.
Cupramontana borders the following municipalities: Apiro
, Maiolati Spontini
, Mergo
, Monte Roberto
, Rosora
, San Paolo di Jesi
, Serra San Quirico
, Staffolo
. It takes its name from Cupra
, a fertility goddess of the pre-Roman population of the Piceni.
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 Ancona
Province of Ancona
The Province of Ancona is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona. The province has an area of 1940 km² and a 2006 population of 465,906 in 49 comuni , see Comunes of the Province of Ancona....
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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 35 km southwest 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....
.
Cupramontana borders the following municipalities: Apiro
Apiro
Apiro is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 km southwest of Ancona and about 25 km northwest of Macerata.-External links:*...
, Maiolati Spontini
Maiolati Spontini
Maiolati Spontini is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km southwest of Ancona. It is the birthplace of musician Gaspare Spontini....
, Mergo
Mergo
Mergo is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 km southwest of Ancona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,063 and an area of 7.3 km²....
, Monte Roberto
Monte Roberto
Monte Roberto is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km southwest of Ancona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,637 and an area of 13.5 km²....
, Rosora
Rosora
Rosora is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 km southwest of Ancona.Rosora borders the following municipalities: Arcevia, Castelplanio, Cupramontana, Maiolati Spontini, Mergo, Montecarotto, Poggio San Marcello.-History:The origins of Rosora are...
, San Paolo di Jesi
San Paolo di Jesi
San Paolo di Jesi is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km southwest of Ancona.San Paolo di Jesi borders the following municipalities: Cupramontana, Jesi, Monte Roberto, Staffolo....
, Serra San Quirico
Serra San Quirico
Serra San Quirico is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 45 km southwest of Ancona.-External links:*...
, Staffolo
Staffolo
Staffolo is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km southwest of Ancona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,304 and an area of 27.6 km²....
. It takes its name from Cupra
Cupra
Cupra was a chthonic fertility goddess of the ancient pre-Roman population of the Piceni and the Umbri, and may have been associated with Etruscan Uni....
, a fertility goddess of the pre-Roman population of the Piceni.