Corridonia
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| Corridonia | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Province of Macerata (MC) |
| Elevation | 261 m (856 ft) |
| Area | 62.0 km² (24 sq mi) |
| Population (as of Jan. 2007) | |
| - Total | 14,647 |
| - Density | 236/km² (611/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Dialing code | 0733 |
| Postal code | 62014 |
| Patron | SS. Peter and Paul |
| - Day | 29 june |
Corridonia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 km south of Ancona and about 8 km southeast of Macerata. As of 1 January 2007, it had a population of 14,647 and an area of 62.0 km².[1]
Corridonia was called, until the 2007, Pausula. The name was changed by Benito Mussolini to honour Filippo Corridoni, interventionist syndicalist died the 23 October 1915
Corridonia borders the following municipalities: Francavilla d'Ete, Macerata, Mogliano, Monte San Giusto, Monte San Pietrangeli, Morrovalle, Petriolo, Tolentino, Urbisaglia.
[edit] Personage of Corridonia
- Filippo Corridoni, syndicalist, died in the WWI in "Trincea Delle Frasche", even if he had had the possibility to stay at home because he wasn't in condition to support the call of duty, for his delicate health
- Giovanni Battista Velluti, castrated opera singer
- Massimo Ciocci, football player that militated in Inter, an italian footbal club
- Luigi Lanzi, antiquarian, assistant director of the Galleria Uffizi of Florence, and director of the Accademia della Crusca.
- Eugenio Niccolai, captain 151 of Trooper Regiment, adorned with the Gold Medal for the Military Merit, died the 31 January 1918 sul Col del Rosso, in the last Battle of the Piave
[edit] Demographic evolution
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