Potentia
Potentia was a Roman town along the central Adriatic Italian coast, near the modern town of Porto Recanati, in the province of Macerata. Its original position was just north of the main Roman bed of the River Potenza, which now flows more than 1 km to the north.Photo: Emigiorg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: human settlement in Porto Recanati, Province of Macerata, Marche, Italy
- Also known as: “Area Archeologica di Potentia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hotel House and San Giovanni Battista, Porto Recanati.
Hotel House
Apartment building
Photo: Beta16, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hotel House is an apartment building in Porto Recanati, Italy, about 25 km from the regional capital Ancona. The building houses around 2,000 people in 480 units. Hotel House is situated 560 metres northwest of Potentia.
San Giovanni Battista, Porto Recanati
Church
Photo: Emigiorg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Giovanni Battista is a Neoclassic-style, Roman Catholic church located on Corso Giacomo Matteotti in the town of Porto Recanati, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy. San Giovanni Battista, Porto Recanati is situated 2½ km north of Potentia.
Porto Recanati railway stop
Railway stop
Photo: Prugna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porto Recanati railway stop is situated 2½ km north of Potentia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porto Potenza Picena and Potenza Picena.
Porto Potenza Picena
Village
Photo: McBoing 99, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porto Potenza Picena, also spelled Porto Potenza, is an Italian village, the most populated civil parish of the municipality of Potenza Picena in the Province of Macerata, Marche region. As of 2001 census its population was of 7,154. Porto Potenza Picena is situated 6 km south of Potentia.
Potenza Picena
Town
Photo: Info Point PP, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Potenza Picena is a comune in central Italy, situated in the Province of Macerata, in the Marche region. It has 15,503 residents. Until 1862, it was called Monte Santo. The river Potenza flows nearby. Potenza Picena is situated 7 km southwest of Potentia.
Recanati
Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recanati is a comune in the province of Macerata, in the Italian region of Marche. Recanati was founded around 1150 AD from three pre-existing castles.
Potentia
- Categories: city, archaeological park, Italian national museum, museum, Museum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Porto Recanati, Macerata, Marche, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.41405° or 43° 24′ 51″ northLongitude
13.67125° or 13° 40′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8FMMCM7C+JFOpenStreetMap ID
way 32393250OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2106396
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Italian—“Potentia” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Potentia”
- Catalan: “Potentia (Picè)”
- Catalan: “Potentia”
- Dutch: “Potentia”
- French: “aire archéologique de Potentia”
- French: “Aire archéologique de Potentia”
- German: “Potentia”
- Italian: “area archeologica di Potentia”
- Italian: “Area archeologica di Potentia”
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