Camerino

Italy / Marken / Camerino /

Elevation 670 m (2,198 ft)
Population (as of December 31, 2004)
- Total 7,065
www.le-marche.com/Marche/html/camerino.htm
Camerino is small town of 7,000 inhabitants in the Marches (Marche region), in the province of Macerata, Italy. It is located in the Apennines bordering Umbria, between the valleys of the rivers Potenza and Chienti, about 40 miles from Ancona.
Camerino occupies the site of the ancient Camerinum, the inhabitants of which (Camertes Umbri or Umbrii-Camertii) became allies of the Romans in 310 BC or 309 BC (at the time of the attack on the Etruscans in the Ciminian Forest).
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Coordinates:   43°8'22"N   13°4'0"E
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