Ficulle

Ficulle
Country	Italy
region	Umbria
province	Terni (TR)
Coordinates	42 ° 50 ' N , 12 ° 4' E Coordinates: 42 ° 50 '0 " N , 12 ° 4' 0" E
height	437 m slm
surface	64.80 km²
Residents	1,622 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	25 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	05016
prefix	0763
ISTAT number	055013
Popular name	Ficullesi
Patron saint	Sant'Eumenio (September 18)
Website	Ficulle parish
	; Panorama of Ficulle

Ficulle is an Italian commune with 1622 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Terni in the Umbria region .

geography

The town hall (Palazzo Comunale) of Ficulle

The Castello della Sala in the Sala district

The municipality extends over an area of about 65 km² , which results in a population density of about 27 inhabitants / km². Ficulle is about 50 kilometers southwest of Perugia and 60 kilometers northwest of Terni . It is part of the administrative community Comunità montana Monte Peglia e Selva di Meana and is located in the Chiana Valley .

The districts include Olevole and Sala.

The neighboring municipalities are Allerona , Fabro , Montegabbione , Orvieto , Parrano and San Venanzo .

history

The first human settlements in the place go back to the Etruscans , as finds from the Grotte della Madonna della Maestà show. Thereafter, the Romans dominated the area and set up observation posts on the roads leading north from Rome . At that time the place was known as Castrum Ficullensis . The name probably comes from the Latin word Figulus (pot), which is still featured in the town's coat of arms. The place was first mentioned in documents in 1292, when it was referred to as the outpost of Orvieto and the Filippeschi castle . After that the place fell into the direct sphere of influence of Orvieto, who expanded the fortress. In 1350, Angelo Monaldeschi della Vipera built the Castello della Sala in the Sala district, 5 km to the south . 1416 Ficulle with Orvieto was from Kirchenstaat ingested, which walls and ramparts goal for. In 1861 the place was integrated into the Kingdom of Italy . Since 1951 the place has suffered from a significant decline in population. In 1951 there were still 3643 inhabitants in the village, today there are only around half.

Craft

Ficulle is known for the production of terracotta invetriata , so glazed clay - pots , which in the local potteries are produced.

Attractions

Abbadia dì San Nicolò al Monte Orvietano , abbey built in 1007

Castello della Sala , castle built in 1350 by Angelo Monaldeschi della Vipera in the Sala district. In 1480 Pietro Antonio Monaldeschi della Vipera della Sala married Giovanna Monaldeschi della Cervara , who came from the warring family branch , with whom he restored the Castello and lived here until his death in 1518. The widow bequeathed the castello to Orvieto Cathedral, which remained the owner until 1861. After that, the castle had several owners until the Antinori family in Florence bought the property in 1940

Chiesa della Madonna della Maestà , church , was first mentioned in writing at the beginning of the 17th century, is now considered the main church of the place.

Chiesa della Madonna delle Grazie , also called ai Cappuccini , church and convent from the 16th century just above the historic city center.

Chiesa di Santa Maria Nuova , church from 1606, probably built by the architect Ippolito Scalza (* 1523 in Orvieto ; † 1617 ibid).

Pieve di Santa Maria Vecchia , Pieve built around 1200 .

Porta del Sole , medieval city gate with fortifications on both sides.

literature

Comune di Ficulle (ed.): Anna Maria Barbanera, Alceda Biggi, Immacolata Graziani, Eligio Pandolfi: Agarbo che nun m'aricordo. Ficulle si racconta: voci del '900 , Ceccarelli Verlag, Grotte di Castro 2006
Rossana Bianchi, Fulvia Boscherini, Silvi Fuschiotto: Il mulino di Ficulle , Città della Pieve, ISBN 978-88-902002-2-9
Touring Club Italiano : Umbria. Milan 1999, ISBN 88-365-2542-3 , p. 633

Web links

Commons : Ficulle - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
^ Official website of the municipality for the Castello della Sala, accessed on April 19, 2011
^ Website of the Antinori on the Castello della Sala, accessed on April 19, 2011 ( Memento from December 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

[1] Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.

[2] Official website of the municipality for the Castello della Sala, accessed on April 19, 2011

[3] Website of the Antinori on the Castello della Sala, accessed on April 19, 2011 ( Memento from December 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )