Montecastrilli 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 also ...
'' (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 being ...
in the
Italian
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region of
Umbria
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, located about 50 km south 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 pa ...
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:
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San Nicolò - 10th or 11th-century church
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Santa Maria di Ciciliano- 11th-century church
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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
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