Calvi dell'Umbria

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Calvi dell'Umbria
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Calvi dell'Umbria (Italy)
Calvi dell'Umbria
Country Italy
region Umbria
province Terni  (TR)
Coordinates 42 ° 24 '  N , 12 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 24 '0 "  N , 12 ° 34' 0"  E
height 401  m slm
surface 45.75 km²
Residents 1,765 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 39 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 05032
prefix 0744
ISTAT number 055008
Popular name Calvesi
Patron saint San Pancrazio (May 12th)
Website Calvi dell'Umbria municipality
Panorama of Calvi dell'Umbria
Panorama of Calvi dell'Umbria

Calvi dell'Umbria is an Italian commune with 1765 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Terni in the Umbria region .

geography

Location of the municipality of Calvi dell'Umbria in the province of Terni

The community extends over around 46  km² . It is located about 100 km south of the regional capital Perugia and about 25 km south of the provincial capital Terni in the climatic classification of Italian communities in Zone D, 2095 GR / G. It is the southernmost municipality in the province of Terni and therefore also the southernmost municipality in Umbria.

The districts include Poggiolo (325 m, approx. 40 inhabitants) and Santa Maria della Neve (262 m, approx. 100 inhabitants).

The neighboring municipalities are Configni ( RI ), Gallese ( VT ), Magliano Sabina (RI), Montebuono (RI), Narni , Otricoli , Stroncone , Torri in Sabina (RI) and Vacone (RI).

history

The place was already inhabited in the Bronze Age. The Romans then formed settlements under the name Carbium , but the place did not develop further until the High Middle Ages . Calvi was first mentioned in writing in 1036 under the name Fundus Carbinianus . In the 11th century, the place was under the monastery Farfa from Fara in Sabina . In the 13th century Calvi came under the rule of Narni, then the place free commune in was Papal States , the Calvi as a fief to Orsini , later the Anguillara over turned. From the 12th century to 1860 the castle of the village belonged to the diocese of Narni . The place is mainly known for its nativity scenes, the oldest is in the church of Sant'Antonio and contains thirty ceramic figures from the 16th century by the brothers Massimo and Raffaele da Montereale.

Attractions

The Chiesa della Santissima Trinità church
  • Chiesa della Santissima Trinità , church in the town center, which was built in 1523 by Rinaldo Iacovetti da Calvi.
  • Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta , former parish church in the town center near Porta Ternana. Originated in the 13th century and expanded between 1620 and 1650. The high altar contains the canvas painting Madonna Assunta e San Pancrazio by Salvatore Pierella from 1737. Other works in the church are the paintings Circonsione di Gesù by Calisto Calisti di Bagnaia (painted 1640) and Sposalizio della Vergine by Vincenzo Manenti.
  • Chiesa di San Francesco , church from the 13th century.
  • Chiesa di Sant'Antonio e Santa Brigida , church in the center and building by Ferdinando Fuga . Made between 1739 and 1743.
  • Palazzo Ferrini , palace built in 1606 adjacent to the monastery. Today it has the museum's Pinakothek on the first floor .
  • Monastero delle Suore Orsoline , monastery built by Ferdinando Fuga in 1743 . Today it is home to the Museo del Monastero delle Orsoline .

Community partnerships

The place maintains community partnerships with:

Sons and daughters of the church

literature

Web links

Commons : Calvi dell'Umbria  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA) (PDF; 330 kB), accessed on December 2, 2012 (Italian)
  3. ↑ Official website of ISTAT (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) on 2001 population figures in the province of Terni, accessed on December 2, 2012 (Italian)
  4. ↑ a b c d e Calviturismo
  5. ↑ Calviturismo on parish partnerships , accessed on July 25, 2015 (Italian)