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Corridonia
Comune di Corridonia
Location of Corridonia
Map
CountryItaly
RegionMarche
ProvinceMacerata (MC)
FrazioniColbuccaro, Passo del Bidollo, San Claudio, Contrada Sarrocciano
Government
 • MayorNelia Calvigioni
Area
 • Total
62.0 km2 (23.9 sq mi)
Elevation
261 m (856 ft)
Population
 (31 May 2015)[2]
 • Total
15,435
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
DemonymCorridoniani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
62014
Dialing code0733
Patron saintSS. Peter and Paul
Saint day29 June
WebsiteOfficial website

Corridonia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Ancona and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of Macerata.

Corridonia was called, until 1931, Pausula. The name was changed by Benito Mussolini to honour Filippo Corridoni, interventionist syndicalist who died on 23 October 1915.

Corridonia borders the following municipalities: Francavilla d'Ete, Macerata, Mogliano, Monte San Giusto, Monte San Pietrangeli, Morrovalle, Petriolo, Tolentino, Urbisaglia.

People

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.