| Matelica
was given over to the Ottoni family in the15th. and 16th. Century
during which time it prospered in the wool trade. With the return of
direct rule from the Church a period of decadence ensued. Matelica is
the hometown of Enrico Mattei, father of the Italian petrochemical
industry, the writer, Libero Bigiaretti and the artist Raffaele Fidanza |