Serrapetrona 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 Macerata
The province of Macerata ( it, provincia di Macerata) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Macerata. The province includes 55 comunes (Italian: ''comuni'') in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Macera ...
in the
Italian
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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 ...
and about southwest of
Macerata
Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of the province of Macerata in the Marche region. It has a population of about 41,564.
History
The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza ri ...
.
Serrapetrona borders the following municipalities:
Belforte del Chienti
Belforte del Chienti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about southeast of Macerata.
Physical geography
Belforte del Chienti borders the following municipa ...
,
Caldarola
Caldarola is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata
Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of th ...
,
Camerino
Camerino is a town in the province of Macerata, Marche, central-eastern Italy. It is located in the Apennines bordering Umbria, between the valleys of the rivers Potenza and Chienti, about from Ancona.
Camerino is home to the University of Cam ...
,
Castelraimondo
Castelraimondo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata.
Castelraimondo borders the following municipalities: Camerino, Fiuminata, ...
,
San Severino Marche
San Severino Marche is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata.
History
From prehistory to Roman age
The oldest remains of human pre ...
,
Tolentino
Tolentino is a town and ''comune'' of about 19,000 inhabitants, in the province of Macerata in the Marche region of central Italy.
It is located in the middle of the valley of the Chienti.
History
Signs of the first inhabitants of this favora ...
.
The
church of Santa Maria is located in the square ''Piazza Santa Maria''.
SerrapetronaPorta1.jpg, Defensive gate
SerrapetronaSanFrancesco1.jpg, The church San Francesco
SerrapetronaCaccamoLago3.jpg, The Lake Lago di Caccamo
SerrapetronaBorgianoSanPaolo2.jpg, The church San Paolo in Borgiano
References
Cities and towns in the Marche
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