Matelica
Sign in to saveMatelica is a (municipality) of the Province of Macerata in the Italian region of Marche. Located about southwest of Ancona and west of Macerata, it extends over an area of .
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Matelica
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Matelica
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- matelica_night_1.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Piazza Enrico Mattei
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Matelica-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Marche
- Italian comune.province
- Macerata (MC)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Balzani, Braccano, Castiglione, Cavalieri, Colferraio, Collepere, Colli, Grimaldi, Mistriano, Pezze, Piane, Poggeto, San Nicola, Terricoli, Valbona, Vinano
- Italian comune.mayor_party
- Matelica Futura
- Italian comune.mayor
- Massimo Baldini
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 81.1
- Italian comune.population_total
- 9384
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 31 December 2021
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Matelicesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 354
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Adrian
- Italian comune.day
- 16 September
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 62024
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- Main sights
- Twin towns
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Matelica is a (municipality) of the Province of Macerata in the Italian region of Marche. Located about southwest of Ancona and west of Macerata, it extends over an area of .
==Geography== Matelica lies in an ample valley where the Braccano creek joins the Esino river, dominated by the town from an eastern ravine. The valley, roughly in the north–south direction, is delimited on the east and west sides by Apennines sub-ranges, whose highest peaks are respectively Mount Gemmo at and Mount San Vicino at , compared to the above sea-level of the city centre.