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Cupra Marittima ( la, Cupra Maritima) is a ''
comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Ascoli Piceno The province of Ascoli Piceno ( it, Provincia di Ascoli Piceno) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ascoli Piceno, and the province is bordered by the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Province of Fermo to the north ...
in the
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, located about southeast of
Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic S ...
and about northeast of
Ascoli Piceno Ascoli Piceno (; la, Asculum; dialetto ascolano: Ascule) is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche region of Italy, capital of the province of the same name. Its population is around 46,000 but the urban area of the city has more than 93,000. Geo ...
. As of 1 January 2008, it had a population of 5,252 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute
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Cupra Marittima borders the following municipalities:
Grottammare Grottammare is a town and ''comune'' on Italy's Adriatic coast, in the province of Ascoli Piceno, Marche region. The town is crossed by the 43rd parallel north. Economy is mostly based on summer tourism; other sectors include food and vegetable ...
,
Massignano Massignano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about southeast of Ancona and about northeast of Ascoli Piceno. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,621 and an area of ...
,
Ripatransone Ripatransone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about southeast of Ancona and about northeast of Ascoli Piceno. History The hill of Ripatransone (whose name means "rock of Transo ...
.


History

The settlement of Cupra Maritina existed near the current town, in the neighbourhood of an ancient temple of the
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, which was restored by
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in 127 CE. At the site, the remains of what was believed to be the temple were more probably those of the forum of the town, as is indicated by the discovery of fragments of a calendar and of a statue of Hadrian. Some statuettes of
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were also among the finds. An inscription of a water reservoir erected in 7 BCE is also recorded. But the more ancient
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town appears to have been situated near the hill of S. Andrea, a little way to the south, where pre-Roman tombs were discovered.


Demographic evolution

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See also

* Riviera delle Palme (Marche)


References


External links


www.comune.cupra-marittima.ap.it/
Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub