Cupramontana is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

Province of Ancona The province of Ancona ( it, provincia di Ancona) is a province in the Marche region of central Italy. Its capital is the city of Ancona, and the province borders the Adriatic Sea. The city of Ancona is also the capital of Marche. To the north, t ...

in the

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region

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

, located about southwest 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 ...

. Cupramontana borders the following municipalities:

Apiro Apiro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about northwest of Macerata Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of the ...

Maiolati Spontini Maiolati Spontini is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona. It is the birthplace of musician Gaspare Spontini, whose name has been conjoined with the commune's ancient ...

Mergo Mergo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,063 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian st ...

Monte Roberto Monte Roberto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona. Monte Roberto borders the following municipalities: Castelbellino, Cupramontana, Jesi, Maiolati Spontini, S ...

Rosora Rosora is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona. Rosora borders the following municipalities: Arcevia, Castelplanio, Cupramontana, Maiolati Spontini, Mergo, Mont ...

San Paolo di Jesi San Paolo di Jesi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona. San Paolo di Jesi borders the following municipalities: Cupramontana, Jesi Jesi, also spelled Iesi (), ...

Serra San Quirico Serra San Quirico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population o ...

, Staffolo. It takes its name from

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, a fertility goddess of the pre-Roman population of the

Piceni The name Picentes or Picentini refers to the population of Picenum, on the northern Adriatic coastal plain of ancient Italy. Their endonym, if any, is not known for certain. There is linguistic evidence that the Picentini comprised two different ...

. It had earlier been called Massaccio but later resumed its ancient name.

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub