Matelica
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Matelica is a comune
(municipality) of the Province of Macerata
in the Italian
region of Marche
. Located about 60 km southwest of Ancona
and 35 km west of Macerata
, it extends over an area of 81.0 km² and has a population of 10,316 (as of 1 January 2008).
The municipality of Matelica comprises the hamlets (frazioni
, essentially small villages) of Balzani, Braccano, Castiglione, Cavalieri, Colferraio, Collepere, Colli, Grimaldi, Mistriano, Pezze, Piane, Poggeto, San Nicola, Terricoli, Valbona, and Vinano.
Matelica borders on the following municipalities: Apiro
, Castelraimondo
, Cerreto d'Esi
, Esanatoglia
, Fabriano
, Fiuminata
, Gagliole
, Poggio San Vicino
, San Severino Marche
.
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) of the Province of Macerata
Province of Macerata
The Province of Macerata is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Macerata.It has an area of 2,774 km², and a total population of 301,701 . There are 57 comunes in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Macerata.-External links:*...
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 of 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 60 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....
and 35 km west of Macerata
Macerata
Macerata is a city and comune in central Italy, the capital of the province of Macerata in the Marche region.The historical city center is located on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza rivers. It consisted of the Picenes city named Ricina, then, after the romanization, Recina and Helvia Recina...
, it extends over an area of 81.0 km² and has a population of 10,316 (as of 1 January 2008).
The municipality of Matelica comprises the hamlets (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...
, essentially small villages) of Balzani, Braccano, Castiglione, Cavalieri, Colferraio, Collepere, Colli, Grimaldi, Mistriano, Pezze, Piane, Poggeto, San Nicola, Terricoli, Valbona, and Vinano.
Matelica borders on 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:*...
, Castelraimondo
Castelraimondo
Castelraimondo is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 km southwest of Ancona and about 35 km southwest of Macerata...
, Cerreto d'Esi
Cerreto d'Esi
Cerreto d'Esi is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 50 km southwest of Ancona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,550 and an area of 16.6 km²....
, Esanatoglia
Esanatoglia
-History:According to the legend, Esus, the Celtic God of war, would be the origin of the name of the Esino river, on whose shores a town, Aesa, is presumed to have been founded in Roman times....
, Fabriano
Fabriano
Fabriano is a town and comune of Ancona province in the Italian region of the Marche, at 325 m above sea-level. It lies in the Esino valley 44 km upstream and SW of Jesi; and 15 km ENE of Fossato di Vico and 36 km east of Gubbio...
, Fiuminata
Fiuminata
Fiuminata is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 70 km southwest of Ancona and about 45 km southwest of Macerata. The municipal seat is in the frazione of Massa....
, Gagliole
Gagliole
Gagliole is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 km southwest of Ancona and about 30 km west of Macerata....
, Poggio San Vicino
Poggio San Vicino
Poggio San Vicino is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 45 km southwest of Ancona and about 30 km northwest of Macerata...
, San Severino Marche
San Severino Marche
San Severino Marche is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 50 km southwest of Ancona and about 25 km southwest of Macerata.-From prehistory to Roman age:...
.
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, under supervision of an officer of the Pro Matelica, was awarded the "Patente da mattu"(license to be crazy). This tradition comes from the ancient law of The Ottoni family or Brass, which forced all the people who go bankrupt to do 12 laps around the fountain, screaming, "I have sold my possessions and for this none ever believe me." - The alley "Orfanelle" in the old town is known by most as the alley Basciafemmine or baciafemmine. The City was ruled between 1300 and 1650 by the vicariate control of the Ottoni family, given the name for their Brass uniforms. The tortuous nature of the apartments in the City are not allowed in fact seen, and many date back to tenements controlled by the Brass family or Ottoni Lordship.
- The nicknames of the vicars have played an important role in the local country, identifying individuals or entire families. The Ottoni clan were the highest in rule in medieval times. They often did not know real names of the vicars, only the given nickname of his family, which meant the impossibility of being identified by others within the Vatican or back noth in Lombardy or Swiss regions. The nicknames were personal, like top Brass (Ottoni) or even a barber from the hand that stops short called brodolò, or entire families, so who is nicknamed Bajóccu, will never be a Valentinéllu or a Masció, despite the same surname.
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