Corridonia is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Macerata

Province of Macerata

The Province of Macerata is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Macerata.It has an area of 2,774 km², and a total population of 301,701 . There are 57 comunes in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Macerata.-External links:*...

 in the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 region Marche

Marche

The population density in the region is below the national average. In 2008, it was 161.5 inhabitants per km2, compared to the national figure of 198.8. It is highest in the province of Ancona , and lowest in the province of Macerata...

, located about 40 km south of Ancona

Ancona

Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....

 and about 8 km southeast of Macerata

Macerata

Macerata is a city and comune in central Italy, the capital of the province of Macerata in the Marche region.The historical city center is located on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza rivers. It consisted of the Picenes city named Ricina, then, after the romanization, Recina and Helvia Recina...

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Corridonia was called, until 1931, Pausula. The name was changed by Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....

 to honour Filippo Corridoni

Filippo Corridoni

Filippo Corridoni was an Italian trade unionist and syndicalist....

, interventionist syndicalist who died on 23 October 1915.

Corridonia borders the following municipalities: Francavilla d'Ete

Francavilla d'Ete

Francavilla d'Ete is a comune in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 50 km south of Ancona and about 35 km north of Ascoli Piceno...

, Macerata

Macerata

Macerata is a city and comune in central Italy, the capital of the province of Macerata in the Marche region.The historical city center is located on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza rivers. It consisted of the Picenes city named Ricina, then, after the romanization, Recina and Helvia Recina...

, Mogliano, Monte San Giusto

Monte San Giusto

Monte San Giusto is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 45 km south of Ancona and about 14 km southeast of Macerata...

, Monte San Pietrangeli

Monte San Pietrangeli

Monte San Pietrangeli is a comune in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 50 km south of Ancona and about 35 km north of Ascoli Piceno....

, Morrovalle

Morrovalle

Morrovalle is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km south of Ancona and about 11 km east of Macerata...

, Petriolo

Petriolo

Petriolo is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 45 km south of Ancona and about 9 km south of Macerata. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,063 and an area of 15.6 km²....

, Tolentino

Tolentino

Tolentino is a town and comune of about 20,000 inhabitants, in the province of Macerata in the Marche region of central Italy.It is located in the middle of the valley of the Chienti.-History:...

, Urbisaglia

Urbisaglia

Urbisaglia is a comune in the province of Macerata, Marche, Italy. Its name comes from the ancient Roman town Urbs Salvia.-History:Situated in the Regio V Picenum, along the via Salaria Gallica, the town was founded during the 2nd century BC as a colonia...

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Notable people

• Filippo Corridoni
  Filippo Corridoni
  Filippo Corridoni was an Italian trade unionist and syndicalist....
  
  , syndicalist, died during World War I
• Giovanni Battista Velluti, castrated opera singer
• Massimo Ciocci
  Massimo Ciocci
  Massimo Ciocci is an Italian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...
  
  , football player that played for F.C. Internazionale Milano
  F.C. Internazionale Milano
  Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
  
  , an Italian football club
• Luigi Lanzi
  Luigi Lanzi
  Luigi Lanzi was an Italian art historian and archaeologist.Born in Treia, Lanzi was educated as a priest. He entered the Order of the Jesuits, resided at Rome and in 1773 was appointed keeper of the galleries of Florence, where he became president of the Accademia della Crusca...
  
  , antiquarian, assistant director of the Galleria Uffizi of Florence, and director of the Accademia della Crusca
  Accademia della Crusca
  The Accademia della Crusca is an Italian society for scholars and Italian linguists and philologists established in Florence. After the Accademia Cosentina, it is the oldest Italian academy still in existence...
  
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• 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