Castel Viscardo

Castel Viscardo
Country	Italy
region	Umbria
province	Terni (TR)
Coordinates	42 ° 45 ' N , 12 ° 0' E Coordinates: 42 ° 45 '19 " N , 12 ° 0' 6" E
height	507 m slm
surface	26.25 km²
Residents	2,825 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	108 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	05014
prefix	0763
ISTAT number	055010
Popular name	Castellesi
Patron saint	Sant'Antonio di Padova; (August 27th)
Website	Castel Viscardo
	; Panorama of Castel Viscardo

Castel Viscardo is an Italian commune with 2825 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Terni in the Umbria region .

geography

Location of the municipality in the province of Terni

The community extends over around 26 km². It is located about 60 km southwest of the regional capital Perugia and about 35 km northwest of the provincial capital Terni on the Paglia river and on the border with Lazio north of Lake Bolsena in the climatic classification of Italian communities in zone E, 2287 GR / G. It belongs to the Comunità montana Monte Peglia e Selva di Meana .

The districts include Le Prese, Monterubiaglio, Pianlungo and Viceno.

The neighboring municipalities are Acquapendente ( VT ), Allerona , Castel Giorgio and Orvieto .

history

In the 14th century the Castello di Madonna was built, the later town developed around this castle. The first rulers were the Monaldeschi from Orvieto, then the Spada took control of the place, and later the Counts of Montevecchio . The district of Monterubiaglio (approx. 340 meters above zero, approx. 350 inhabitants in 2001), which previously acted as an independent municipality, was incorporated into the municipality in 1879.

Attractions

Basilica di San Francesco , a basilica
Castello di Madonna
Chiesa di SS. Annunziata , also called Chiesa parrocchiale , a church from the 17th century (1682), built by Giuseppe Brusato Arcucci. It contains works by Carlo Maratta and the work Santissima Annunziata (high altar) by Niccolò Tornioli (* after 1598 in Siena ; † August 18, 1651 in Rome ).