Città della Pieve
Encyclopedia
Città della Pieve is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Perugia
in the Italian
region Umbria
, located about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of Perugia
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,366 and an area of 111.5 km² (43 sq mi).
Etruscan tombs have been found in the neighbourhood, but it is not certain that the present town stands on an ancient site. It was the birthplace of the painters Pietro Vannucci (Perugino), possessing several of his works, and Niccolò Circignani
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Città della Pieve borders the following municipalities: Allerona
, Castiglione del Lago
, Cetona
, Chiusi
, Fabro
, Monteleone d'Orvieto
, Paciano
, Piegaro
, San Casciano dei Bagni
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Perugia
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...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Umbria
Umbria
Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...
, located about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of Perugia
Perugia
Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,366 and an area of 111.5 km² (43 sq mi).
Etruscan tombs have been found in the neighbourhood, but it is not certain that the present town stands on an ancient site. It was the birthplace of the painters Pietro Vannucci (Perugino), possessing several of his works, and Niccolò Circignani
Niccolò Circignani
Niccolò Circignani was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period.Born in Pomarance, he is one of three Italian painters called Pomarancio. His first works are documented from the 1560s, where he painted frescos on the Old Testament stories for the Vatican Belvedere, where he...
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Città della Pieve borders the following municipalities: Allerona
Allerona
Allerona is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 km southwest of Perugia and about 60 km northwest of Terni....
, Castiglione del Lago
Castiglione del Lago
Castiglione del Lago is a town in the Province of Perugia of Umbria , on the southwest corner of Lake Trasimeno. Orvieto is 59 km south, Chiusi is 21 km to the south west, Arezzo is 56 km to the north west, Cortona is 21 km to the north and Perugia is 47 km to the south...
, Cetona
Cetona
Cetona is a town and comune in the southern part province of Siena, Tuscany, in an area where Umbria and Lazio meet.The geographical elevation is between 250 metres and the 1,148 metres of Monte Cetona itself, at the base of which the town is situated at around 350 metres.-History:Some of the...
, Chiusi
Chiusi
Chiusi is a town and comune in province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy.-History:It was one of the more powerful among the Etruscan 12‑city confederation...
, Fabro
Fabro
Fabro is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 40 km southwest of Perugia and about 60 km northwest of Terni....
, Monteleone d'Orvieto
Monteleone d'Orvieto
Monteleone d'Orvieto is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 35 km southwest of Perugia and about 60 km northwest of Terni.-History:...
, Paciano
Paciano
Paciano is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 30 km southwest of Perugia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 974 and an area of 16.8 km²....
, Piegaro
Piegaro
Piegaro is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 30 km southwest of Perugia.Piegaro borders the following municipalities: Città della Pieve, Marsciano, Montegabbione, Monteleone d'Orvieto, Paciano, Panicale, Perugia, San Venanzo.-External links:*...
, San Casciano dei Bagni
San Casciano dei Bagni
San Casciano dei Bagni is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 110 km southeast of Florence and about 70 km southeast of Siena.-Geogrpahy:...
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