Cupramontana
Cupramontana | |
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| Comune di Cupramontana | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Cupramontana | |
Cupramontana Location of Cupramontana in Italy Cupramontana Cupramontana (Marche) | |
| Coordinates: 43°27′N 13°7′E / 43.450°N 13.117°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Ancona (AN) |
| Frazioni | Poggio Cupro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luigi Cerioni |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.9 km2 (10.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 505 m (1,657 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 4,628 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cuprensi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 60034 |
| Dialing code | 0731 |
| Website | Official website |
Cupramontana is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) 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. It had earlier been called Massaccio but later resumed its ancient name.[3]
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 635.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Cupramontana.