Macerata, a walled town of Central Italy, picturesquely perched upon an eminence (1207 feet), 44 miles by rail S. of Ancona. It has a cathedral, a beautiful town-hall of the 13th century, a university, and manufactures of glass and pottery. Pop. 10,063.
Macerata
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 770
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