Ficulle is a ''
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 ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Terni
The Province of Terni ( it, Provincia di Terni) is the smaller of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising one-third of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Terni. The province came into bein ...
in the
Italian region
Umbria
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, located about 40 km southwest of
Perugia
Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia.
The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and par ...
and about 60 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 ...
.
Ficulle borders the following municipalities:
Allerona,
Fabro,
Montegabbione,
Orvieto,
Parrano
Parrano is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 35 km southwest of Perugia and about 50 km northwest of Terni.
Parrano borders the following municipalities: Ficulle, Mo ...
,
San Venanzo.
History
The origins of the town and the castle date back to the 11th century even though it is supposed to have been born in the beginning as a
trading station of the Roman Empire. Because of the excellent territorial position, in the Middle Ages Ficulle was contended by two noble families:
Monaldeschi and Filippeschi, both from
Orvieto. It suffered their struggles until 1416 AD, when the town passed under control of the
Papal States
The Papal States ( ; it, Stato Pontificio, ), officially the State of the Church ( it, Stato della Chiesa, ; la, Status Ecclesiasticus;), were a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula under the direct Sovereignty, sovereign rule of ...
.
Main sights
*Walls and ''Rocca'' (fortress)
*Castello della Sala, founded in 1350
*Medieval borough
*Church of Santa Maria Vecchia (early 13th century)
*Abbey of S. Niccolò al Monte Orvietano
*Sanctuary of Madonna della Maestà
References
External links
Pages in Thayer's Gazetteer
Cities and towns in Umbria
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