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List Of Municipalities Of The Province Of Terni
The following is a list of the 33 municipalities ('' comuni'') of the Province of Terni, Umbria, Italy. List See also * List of municipalities of Italy References {{Province of Terni Terni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comuni
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also have the title of ('city'). Formed ''praeter legem'' according to the principles consolidated in medieval municipalities, the is provided for by art. 114 of the Constitution of Italy. It can be divided into ''frazioni'', which in turn may have limited power due to special elective assemblies. In the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley, a ''comune'' is officially called a ''commune'' in French. Overview The provides essential public services: registry of births and deaths, registry of deeds, and maintenance of local roads and public works. Many have a '' Polizia Comunale'' (communal police), which is responsible for public order duties. The also deal with the definition and compliance with the (general regulator plan), a document ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabro
Fabro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 40 km southwest of Perugia and about 60 km northwest of Terni. Fabro borders the following municipalities: Allerona, Cetona, Città della Pieve, Ficulle, Montegabbione, Monteleone d'Orvieto, San Casciano dei Bagni San Casciano dei Bagni is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena. Geography San Casciano dei Bagni borders the following municip .... Main sights *Castle of Fabro *Castle of Carnaiola *Church of St. Martin of Tours in Fabro *Church of San Severo e Salvatore in Carnaiola References Cities and towns in Umbria {{Umbria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otricoli
Otricoli is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Terni, Umbria, central Italy. It is located on the Via Flaminia, near the east bank of the Tiber, some 70 km north of Rome and 20 km south of Narni. History Anciently named Ocriculum, the Umbrian city concluded an alliance with Rome in 308 BC. The modern village lies on the site of the ancient town about two km north of the Roman relocation, which was moved down from the defensible positionThe Roman site was not walled. probably at the end of the Republican era, in order to be closer to the curve of the Tiber and the Via Flaminia, which crossed the river here to enter Umbria. Its river port was the "oil port", signalling the olive culture that supported its economy. A ''pensor lignarius'' ("weigher of wood") noted in a recently unearthed inscription, identifies a trade in timber and perhaps firewood (Soprintendenza per i Beni Culturali). Main sights Excavations on the Roman site in 1775 and following years led to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orvieto
Orvieto () is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy, situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city rises dramatically above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built of the same stone, called ''tufa''. History Etruscan era The ancient city (''urbs vetus'' in Latin, whence "Orvieto"), populated since Etruscan times, has usually been associated with Etruscan Velzna, but some modern scholars differ. Orvieto was certainly a major centre of Etruscan civilization; the archaeological museum (Museo Claudio Faina e Museo Civico) houses some of the Etruscan artifacts that have been recovered in the immediate area. A tomb in the Orvieto Cannicella necropolis bears the inscription ''mi aviles katacinas'', "I am of Avile Katacina"; the tomb's occupant thus bore an Etruscan-Latin first name, Aulus, and a family name that is believed to be of Celtic origin (derived from "Catacos"). Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narni
Narni (in Latin, Narnia) is an ancient hilltown and ''comune'' of Umbria, in central Italy, with 19,252 inhabitants (2017). At an altitude of 240 m (787 ft), it overhangs a narrow gorge of the Nera River in the province of Terni. It is very close to the geographic center of Italy.Narni – Journey to the Center of Italy Goeurope.about.com. Retrieved on 2017-10-29. There is a stone on the exact spot with a sign in multiple languages. Goeurope.about.com. Retrieved on 2017-10-29. History The area around Narni was already inhabited in the |
Monteleone D'Orvieto
Monteleone d'Orvieto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 35 km southwest of Perugia and about 60 km northwest of Terni. History According to 16th-century historian Cipriano Manente, Monteleone was founded by the ''comune'' of Orvieto in 1052, as a castle guarding its northern boundaries. In 1373 Emperor Charles IV assigned it to the viscounts of Turrena, and later it was contended by several local barons such as the Corbara family and a nephew of Pope Sixtus IV. In 1481 it was returned to Orvieto. In 1643, during the War of Castro fought between the Barberini Pope Urban VIII and the house of Farnese, Monteleone was besieged and destroyed by the troops of Florence. Main sights *Remains of the medieval walls, including the northern gate. *Church of ''SS. Apostoli Pietro e Paolo''. It houses a ''Madonna with Child between Sts. Paul and Peter'', once attributed to Perugino Pietro Perugino (, ; – 1523), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montegabbione
Montegabbione is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about southwest of Perugia and about northwest of Terni. Montegabbione borders the following municipalities: Fabro, Ficulle, Monteleone d'Orvieto, Parrano, Piegaro, San Venanzo San Venanzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about southwest of Perugia and about northwest of Terni. San Venanzo borders the following municipalities: Ficulle, Fratta Todina, Marsci .... References External links Official website Cities and towns in Umbria {{Umbria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montefranco
Montefranco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 70 km southeast of Perugia and about 10 km northeast of Terni. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,329 and an area of 10.1 km2.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Montefranco borders the following municipalities: Arrone, Ferentillo, Spoleto, Terni Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria in central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is .... Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:2000 TimeAxis = orientation:v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montecchio
Montecchio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 km south of Perugia and about 30 km northwest of Terni. Montecchio borders the following municipalities: Avigliano Umbro, Baschi, Civitella d'Agliano, Guardea, Orvieto, Todi Todi () is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) of the province of Perugia (region of Umbria) in central Italy. It is perched on a tall two-crested hill overlooking the east bank of the river Tiber, commanding distant views in every direction. I .... The production facilities of the Falesco winery are located there. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:4000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montecastrilli
Montecastrilli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region of Umbria, located about 50 km south of Perugia and about 15 km northwest of Terni Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria in central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is .... Main sights Among the churches in the town are: * San Nicolò - 10th or 11th-century church * Santa Maria di Ciciliano- 11th-century church * San Lorenzo in Nifili - 11th-century *Santa Maria Assunta - 11th to 12th-century parish church of Quadrelli *San Bartolomeo - 12th-century parish church of Casteltodino *Monastery of Santa Chiara (1649) *Santa Rosario - 17th-century baroque church in Quadrelli References External links Official website Cities and towns in Umbria {{Umbria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugnano In Teverina
Lugnano in Teverina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italy, Italian region Umbria, located about 60 km south of Perugia and about 25 km west of Terni. Lugnano in Teverina borders the following municipalities: Alviano, Amelia (Italy), Amelia, Attigliano, Graffignano. Main sights The ancient Roman villa at Poggio Gramignano lay in the hills near the Tiber, 7 km from ancient Amelia, Umbria, Ameria in Umbrian territory. It was a large luxurious villa rustica with farm-estate attached. It has been partially excavated. It was built in the late 1st c. BC when it included large room (oecus) with supporting columns and a unique flat-top pyramidal ceiling; the foundations and soil of the hill could not support the great weight leading to collapse of the colonnade and other southern rooms around the early 2nd century AD; in the early 3rd century, walls and support buttresses were built to try to stop further slippage but from this time the villa began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guardea
Guardea is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 60 km south of Perugia and about 30 km west of Terni. Among the churches is the parish church of Santi Pietro e Cesareo and the churches of Sant'Egidio and Santa Lucia. Guardea borders the following municipalities: Alviano, Amelia, Avigliano Umbro, Civitella d'Agliano, Montecastrilli, Montecchio. Twin towns * Champignelles, France * Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. History The city's origins are very ancient. ..., Italy References External links Official website Cities and towns in Umbria {{Umbria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
