Corciano

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Corciano
coat of arms
Corciano (Italy)
Corciano
Country Italy
region Umbria
province Perugia  (PG)
Coordinates 43 ° 8 '  N , 12 ° 17'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 8 '0 "  N , 12 ° 17' 0"  E
height 408  m slm
surface 63.7 km²
Residents 21,469 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 337 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 06073
prefix 075
ISTAT number 054015
Popular name Corcianesi
Patron saint Michael (May 8)
Website Corciano
Panorama (fortifications) of Corciano
Panorama (fortifications) of Corciano

Corciano is an Italian municipality with 21,469 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Perugia in Umbria and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).

geography

Location of the municipality in the province of Perugia

The place is about eight kilometers west of Perugia between Lake Trasimeno and the Tiber .

The districts include Capocavallo , Castelvieto , Ellera-Chiugiana (Chiugiana-La Commenda), Mantignana , Migiana , San Mariano and Solomeo .

The neighboring communities are Magione (west) and Perugia (east).

history

The place is said to have been founded by an ally of Odysseus , Coragino . In fact, the area was populated as early as the Neolithic. The first fortified residential complexes can be classified between the 3rd century and the 1st century BC. In 1136, the bishop of Perugia was granted rule over the Castrum de Corciano by Pope Innocent II in a document . Francis of Assisi is said to have visited the place. In 1364 the place was devastated and plundered by the White Company (Compania Bianca) of Cardinal Albornoz . Eventually the place came under the rule of Perugia. Until the unification of the Kingdom of Italy Corciano remained as Perugia part of the Papal States .

In 2012, Corciano, together with the Romanian city ​​of Sighișoara, was awarded the European Prize for their outstanding efforts towards European integration.

Augustinian Convention

traffic

Corciano is on Strada Statale 75 from Perugia to the A1 Autostrada (direction Tuscany ).

Community partnerships

Corciano has partnerships with the following cities and municipalities:

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Corciano  - 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. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed August 13, 2017 (Italian).