Treia | |
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| Comune di Treia | |
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  Treia Location o Treia in Italy | |
| Coordinates:43°19′N13°19′E / 43.317°N 13.317°E /43.317; 13.317 | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Marche |
| Province | Macerata (MC) |
| Frazioni | Passo di Treia, Chiesanuova di Treia, Santa Maria in Selva, Camporota |
| Area | |
| • Total | 93 km2 (36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Population (31 Dizember 2004) | |
| • Total | 9,606 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Treiesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62010 |
| Diallin code | 0733 |
| Patron saunt | St. Patrick |
| Saunt day | March 17 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Treia is a toun ancomune in theprovince o Macerata in the centralMarche (Italy). It is 7 km (4.3 mi) N oPollenza, 12 km (7.5 mi) W ofMacerata, an 18 km (11 mi) NNE oTolentino.
Treia is said tae hae been foondit bi theSabine fowk in 380 BCE; it is certain that at in the plain belaw the modren toun an aboot 2 km (1.2 mi) tae the wast o it, at SS. Crocifisso, thare wis a smaw Roman toun bi that name, which is recordit as amunicipium in 109 BCE. Lairge Egyptian releegious statues o the Roman period hae been foond an are kept in the toun's museum: they are unique in the Marche.
The Roman toun appears tae hae been abandoned at the faw o the Wastren Empire, an anerly in the 10t century wis a new toun foondit on the top o the hill, namitMontecchio. The toun sidit wi the Pape in the temporal struggles o central Italy, an wis besiegit several times, an in pairticular in 1239 biEnzio, son an vicar oFrederick II an again in 1263 biConrad o Antioch, who wis captured at the nearbi battle o Vallesacco, an held for several months in toun in a smaw preeson (nou in uise as a caffé).
Montecchio eventually became pairt o thePapal States, an in 1790Pape Pius VI rewairdit it for its faithfulness bi raisin it tae the offeecial rank o "ceety", at the same time renamin it bi its Roman name o Treia.
Treia's maist famous native wis the airchaeologist an airt creeticLuigi Lanzi.
(Text originally based on Bill Thayer's webpage, by permission.)
