Civitanova Marche

Civitanova Marche is a comune inside the Province of Macerata in the Italian place Marche, placed about 40 kilometers southeast of Ancona and about 25 km east of Macerata. Prehistorically settlements located by using archaeologists display them that human beings used to stay in Civitanova for the reason that Paleolithic. Civitanova become founded probable across the 8th century BC as Cluana by means of the Piceni Italic tribe, on the mouth of the Chienti River. The Romans founded a brand new settlement, Cluentis Vicus the current frazione of Civitanova Alta on a hill close to the sea.

During the Barbaric invasion, antique Cluana became destroyed via the Visigoths and plenty of the population took safe haven in the Vicus. Cluentis Vicus succeeds to live on at some stage in the center Ages and it is noted in 1009 as Civitate Nova, Civitas Nova, Civitatem Novam e Nova Civitas. People cross live close to the coast, at the San Marone hill, wherein you could discover a Memoria dedicated to the martyr San Marone protector of Civitanova.