Acera is a ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'' of the ''
comune
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 ...
'' of
Campello sul Clitunno
Campello sul Clitunno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, about 45 km southeast of Perugia.
The Temple of Clitumnus, and the source of the Clitunno River, are within its boundaries. It is a ...
in the
Province of Perugia
The Province of Perugia ( it, Provincia di Perugia) is the larger of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising two-thirds of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Perugia. The province covered al ...
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Umbria
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Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. It stands at an elevation of 972 metres above sea level. At the time of the
Istat
The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( it, Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic ...
census of 2001 it had 19 inhabitants.
History
Near the town, which gets its name from the surrounding maple woods, at Monte Maggiore (1.430), there were found
prehistoric and Roman remains. The Castello di Acera (The maple castle) was built in 1296 by a
Podestà
Podestà (, English: Potestate, Podesta) was the name given to the holder of the highest civil office in the government of the cities of Central and Northern Italy during the Late Middle Ages. Sometimes, it meant the chief magistrate of a city ...
sent from
Spoleto
Spoleto (, also , , ; la, Spoletum) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is S. of Trevi, N. of Terni, SE of Perugia; SE of Florence; and N of Rome.
History
Spolet ...
to unite the dispersed population of the villages Acera and
Spina
Spina was an Etruscan port city, established by the end of the 6th century BCE, on the Adriatic at the ancient mouth of the Po.
Discovery
The site of Spina was lost until modern times, when drainage schemes in the delta of the Po River in 192 ...
.
After the
Italian unification of 1860 it became part of
Campello sul Clitunno
Campello sul Clitunno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, about 45 km southeast of Perugia.
The Temple of Clitumnus, and the source of the Clitunno River, are within its boundaries. It is a ...
.
References
Frazioni of the Province of Perugia
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