Agello
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| Country | Italy | ||
| region | Umbria | ||
| province | Perugia (PG) | ||
| local community | Magione | ||
| Coordinates | 43 ° 4 ' N , 12 ° 14' E | ||
| height | 411 m slm | ||
| Residents | 794 (2013) | ||
| Telephone code | 0575 | CAP | 06063 |
Agello is a district ( fraction , Italian frazione ) of the Italian municipality Magione in the province of Perugia .
geography
The place is about 9 km south of Magione and about 13 km southwest of the provincial and regional capital Perugia . Located on a hill 411 meters high , it overlooks the Capanne plain on one side , crossed by State Road 220, and on the other it overlooks Lake Trasimeno .
history
The name of the place is derived from the nymph Agilla , who, according to mythology , is said to have fallen in love with Trasimeno , the son of the god Thyrrenius . In Roman times the existence of a castrum is occasionally attested in the battle against Hannibal (219 BC) .
Attractions
- Fort (12th century), today's castle ruins. The castle was destroyed in 1503 by the troops of Cesare Borgia .
- San Michele Arcangelo , parish church (mentioned in 1618) near the castle.
- San Rocco e San Sebastiano (also Cappella dei Caduti ), church on the fortification wall. Contains the Chapel of the Fallen (Cappella dei Caduti), a memorial to the fallen of the two world wars, created in 1926 and expanded after World War II. The church was built around the 15th and 16th centuries. Century and contains the fresco Crocifissione (16th century). The wooden statues of San Sebastiano and San Rocco date from the 17th century.
- San Donato , church below the castle ruins, which was first mentioned on February 8, 1115.
- Madonna del Rosario , church just north-west of the village (15th century).
- Santa Maria Goretti , church in the Località Valle Lupina (Vallupina), built in 1950.
- San Giuseppe , also called Chiesina de le Gracinesche , church near Vallupina.
- Santa Rita , also called Madonna delle Vincaie , church in the Località Vignaia.
- Madonna del Giglio , church about 2 km south of Agello on the Pievaiola road . First owned by the Marchesi di Sorbello and then by the Angelini Rota family .
- The churches of Agello
The Church of San Michele
The Church of San Rocce e San Sebastiano
The Church of San Donato
The Church of San Giuseppe (Chiesina de le Gracinesche), Vallupina
economy
In the 1960s, the number of inhabitants shrank, a development that has recently been reversed, partly due to tourism.
See also
literature
- Ornero Fillanti: Agello: Nomi, Persone, Luoghi. Centro Stampa della Provincia di Perugia, November 1997 ( online version at cemir.it )
Web links
- Official homepage of Agello (Italian, English, German)
- Homepage of the Pro Loco in Agello (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ornero Fillanti: Agello.
- ↑ a b Pro Loco Agello
- ^ Sistema Informativo Unificato per le Soprintendenze Archivistiche: Parrocchia di San Michele Arcangelo in Agello. Retrieved August 14, 2018 (Italian)
- ↑ Pietre della Memoria: lapidi ai Caduti di Agello e montebuono. Retrieved August 14, 2018 (Italian), with illus.
- ↑ magionecultura on San Rocco e San Sebastiano , accessed on August 14, 2018 (Italian)
- ↑ magionecultura zu San Donato , accessed on August 14, 2018 (Italian)
- ↑ Chiesa della Madonna del Rosario <Agello, Magione> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on August 13, 2018 (Italian)
- ↑ Chiesa di Santa Maria Goretti <Agello, Magione> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on August 13, 2018 (Italian)
- ↑ magionecultura on Madonna del Giglio , accessed on August 14, 2018 (Italian)