Castelbuono is a castle and a hamlet which stands at an elevation of 354 metres above sea level 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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, central

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. In local government terms it is a ''

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'' of the ''

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Bevagna Bevagna is a town and ''comune'' in the central part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria), in the flood plain of the Topino river. Bevagna is south-east of Perugia, west of Foligno, north-north-west of Montefalco, south of Assisi a ...

. At the time of the

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census of 2001 it had 10 inhabitants.

Castle

Castelbuono features the walled medieval structure of a castle, two churches and some other buildings. Castelbuono suffered severe damages by the earthquake of 1997. Just Castelbuono is the ''Maestà '' fresco (14th century), presumed to be by

Giovanni di Corraduccio Giovanni di Corraduccio, also called Giovanni Mazaforte, (active circa 1404-1437) was an Italian painter of the Gothic style, active mainly in Umbria and Marche. He was born in Foligno. Based on documents, he is thought to have worked in Assisi ...

. It shows the ''Madonna of the Rose and the Child '' venerated by St. Michael Arcangel and St. Stephen, and was later restored by

Dino Rosselletti Dino may refer to: Prefix * dino-, a common prefix in taxonomy, meaning "terrible", "formidable" **Dinosaur People * Dino (given name), a masculine given name and a nickname * Dino (surname), a surname found in Albania and Turkey * Diño, a su ...

. The restoration of the ''Maestà'' was initiated by "Pro Loco Cantalupo-Castelbuono" and financed by Cantalupo's " Sagra della Lumaca" (the festival of the snails).

References

External links

Bevagna.net: Castelbuono

La Mia Umbria: Castelbuono
{{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Perugia Castles in Umbria