Manciano is a village in the
Italian
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province of Perugia
The province of 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 all of Umbria until 1927, w ...
in east central
Umbria
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on a flank of Mt. Matigge, at altitude 509 m above sea-level. It is a ''
frazione
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'' of the ''
comune
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'' of
Trevi
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, which is 3 km SSW. Its population is approximately 100 inhabitants.
Geography
The ''frazione'' extends several kilometers further to the NE into the Apennine range and the hamlet of Ponze at 904 m altitude, with one more medieval church and a good view of central Umbria.
Main sights
The main point of interest of the village is the church of S. Martino and, not far away, the ruins of the Romanesque abbey church of
Santo Stefano in Manciano.
References
External links
Pro Trevi
Frazioni of the Province of Perugia
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