Fossato di Vico

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Fossato di Vico
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Fossato di Vico (Italy)
Fossato di Vico
Country Italy
region Umbria
province Perugia  (PG)
Coordinates 43 ° 18 '  N , 12 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 18 '0 "  N , 12 ° 46' 0"  E
height 581  m slm
surface 35.30 km²
Residents 2,738 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 78 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 06022
prefix 075
ISTAT number 054019
Popular name Fossatani
Patron saint San Sebastiano (January 20th)
Website Fossato di Vico
Panorama of Fossato di Vico
Panorama of Fossato di Vico

Fossato di Vico is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 2738 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Perugia in Umbria .

geography

The municipality is located about 30 kilometers northeast of the provincial and regional capital Perugia and borders directly on the province of Ancona in the Marche region . It lies in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in Zone E, 2,382 GR / G

The districts include Borgo di Fossato , Colbassano ( 446  m slm ), Osteria del Gatto ( 423  m slm ), Palazzolo and Purello .

The neighboring municipalities are Fabriano ( AN ), Gualdo Tadino , Gubbio and Sigillo .

history

As a fossaton , "fortification", emerged soon after the Battle of Busta Gallorum . The municipality of Fossato has existed since 1386. From 1540 until the Risorgimento Fossato belonged to the Papal States . It received the addition di Vico in 1862.

Attractions

  • Antiquarium Comunale , former town hall and today's museum
  • Palazzo Comunale , today's town hall with city gate
  • Roccaccio , castle ruins and former fortress on the city fortifications
  • San Pietro ( Santi Pietro e Paolo ), church in the town center, which is considered the oldest and most important church in town. Originated as a Camaldolese monastery in the 12th century.
  • San Sebastiano , church in the center, first mentioned in 1502
  • San Cristoforo , former church in the center from the 13th century. Was mentioned in writing by Petrus Venturelle in 1304 in a parchment .
  • Santa Maria della Piaggiola , former church in the center from the 13th century. The cycle of frescoes in the interior (around 1405) is attributed to Ottaviano Nelli .
  • Torre pubblica , tower in the town center
  • San Benedetto , Church just outside the city walls, in the 13th century abbey of Benedictine was
  • Santa Maria del Fonte , monastery just outside the city walls
  • San Cristoforo , church in Borgo di Fossato
  • San Luigi Gonzaga , church in Borgo di Fossato
  • Natività di Maria , church in Palazzolo, which was rebuilt around 1860. The stone portal with wooden door and two bells come from the old church.
  • Ponte San Giovanni , Roman bridge made of limestone on the Via Flaminia between Fossato di Vico and Purello. Originated around the 1st century .
  • Sant'Apollinare , church in Purello
  • Santa Croce in Collina , Church in Purello
  • Madonna della Neve alla Ghea , sanctuary in Purello

  • The Church of San Pietro

  • The Church of San Sebastiano

  • Antiquarium Comunale

  • Roccaccio

  • San Benedetto

  • The Church of San Cristoforo in Borgo di Fossato

traffic

The station

Strada Statale 76 della Val d'Esino lead through the municipality from here to Falconara Alta on the Adriatic coast, Strada Statale 318 di Valfabbrica coming from Perugia-Lidarno , Strada Statale 219 di Gubbio e Pian d'Assino coming from Umbertide and the Strada Statale 3 Coming from Terni via Flaminia .

The former Ferrovia Appennino Centrale connected Arezzo with Fossato as a terminus until the line was closed in 1945. Today the station is served by trains on the route from Rome to Ancona .

Community partnerships

Fossato di Vico has a partnership with the French commune of Saint-Ambroix in the Gard department . A partnership with the Hessian city of Asslar is planned for the future.

literature

Web links

Commons : Fossato di Vico  - 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) , accessed on February 7, 2019 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  3. ↑ Official website of the ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) for the districts 2001 in the province of Perugia, accessed on February 7, 2019 (Italian)
  4. ^ I luoghi del silenzio: Antiquarium comunale - Fossato di Vico (PG) , accessed on February 7, 2019 (Italian)
  5. ^ I luoghi del silenzio: Chiesa dei SS. Pietro e Paolo - Fossato di Vico (PG) , accessed on February 8, 2019 (Italian)
  6. ^ Comune di Fossato di Vico: S. Sebastiano. Retrieved February 8, 2019 (Italian)
  7. ^ I luoghi del silenzio: Chiesa di San Cristoforo - Fossato di Vico (PG) , accessed on February 8, 2019 (Italian)
  8. ↑ I luoghi del silenzio: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Piaggiola - Fossato di Vico (PG) , accessed on February 8, 2019 (Italian)
  9. ↑ umbriatourism.it: Chiesa di San Benedetto - Fossato di Vico , accessed on February 8, 2019 (Italian)
  10. ^ Unità Pastorale Fossato: N. di Maria Palazzolo / Don Terenzio , accessed on February 8, 2019 (PDF, Italian)
  11. ^ Comune di Fossato di Vico: Ponte di S. Giovanni. Retrieved February 8, 2019 (Italian)
  12. ↑ Extract - Application for the conclusion of a town twinning between the town of Asslar and the Italian town of Fossato di Vico in Umbria. October 29, 2018, accessed January 30, 2019 .