Mogliano

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Mogliano is a small town in the Marche region of central Italy, in the province of Macerata. It sits on a hill 313 meters above sea level, about 50 kilometers south of Ancona and 13 kilometers south of Macerata. The area covers 29.3 square kilometers and, as of 31 December 2017, had about 4,576 residents. The people from Mogliano are called Moglianesi. The town is known for wicker craft, especially baskets and furniture.

The area was first inhabited by the Piceni in the 7th–6th centuries BC; a sandstone stele from that time is preserved in the National Museum in Ancona. The Piceni were later absorbed by the Romans in the early 3rd century BC. From the end of the 12th century to the mid-14th century, a castle at Mogliano was ruled by the da Mogliano family. In 1345 Gentile da Mogliano became lord of Fermo and ruled until 1355, when Cardinal Albornoz defeated him. Albornoz placed Mogliano in the Papal States, and it became an important castle. In 1569 Mogliano became autonomous under Pope Pius V, but in 1578 it returned to the district of Fermo. After the French Revolutionary Wars, it was part of the Department of Tronto. In 1815 it returned to Papal rule, in the Delegation of Fermo, and in 1828 it joined the Delegation of Macerata. When the Marche region joined Italy, Mogliano became part of Macerata province.