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.
The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza rivers. It first consisted of the Picenes city named Ricina , then, after its romanization, Recina and Helvia Recina. After the destruction of Helvia Recina by the barbarians, the inhabitants took shelter in the hills and eventually began to rebuild the city, first on the top of the hills, before descending again later and expanding. The newly rebuilt town was Macerata. It became a municipality in August 1138.

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