Giove (Umbria)

Giove
Country	Italy
region	Umbria
province	Terni (TR)
Coordinates	42 ° 31 ′ N , 12 ° 20 ′ E Coordinates: 42 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ N , 12 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ E
height	292 m slm
surface	15.19 km²
Residents	1,874 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	123 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	05024
prefix	0744
ISTAT number	055014
Popular name	Giovesi
Patron saint	San Giovanni Battista (June 24th)
Website	Giove municipality
	; Panorama of Giove

Giove is an Italian commune with 1874 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Terni in the Umbria region and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).

geography

Location of the municipality of Giove in the province of Terni

Palazzo Ducale (Castello)

Chiesa della Madonna Assunta

The community extends over around 15 km² . It is located about 90 km south of the regional capital Perugia and about 40 km west of the provincial capital Terni in the lower Tiber valley in the climatic classification of Italian communities in zone D, 1896 GR / G.

The only district is Palombina ( 290 m slm , approx. 50 inhabitants).

The neighboring municipalities are Amelia , Attigliano , Bassano in Teverina ( VT ), Bomarzo (VT), Orte (VT) and Penna in Teverina .

history

The place is named after the temple built in honor of Zeus from the prehistory of the Etruscans and Umbrians . The current place is first mentioned in writing in 1191 under the name Juvo in a document from the local lord Berardo di Pietro and the Count of Alviano . On January 2, 1223, the local rulers of the Amatore, Oderini, Ugolino and Veritiero families submitted to the rule of Orvietos . In 1481 Pope Sixtus IV subordinated the place as a fief to Lucrezia Appiani d'Aragona, the widow of Pino degli Oderlaffi. After that, the Farnese ruled from 1514 , who gave the place the municipal statute on September 8, 1557 by Pier Bertoldo Farnese. The village remained in the hands of the Farnese for another forty years until Mario Farnese sold the parish to the Asdrubale and Ciriaco Mattei brothers in 1597. On October 10, 1643, Pope Urban VIII granted the margrave Girolamo Mattei, son of Asdrubale, the dignity of count. The county remained in the possession of Mattei until 1796, when Napoleon's troops occupied Umbria. After the defeat of which the city got back to the Mattei under the control of the Papal States until 1854 when the town was part of the province Umbria. Six years later, Giove became part of the Kingdom of Italy . In 1909 the Mattei left the palace to Pietro Ricciardi, who in turn sold the property to Count De Chenaz de Robilant ten years later. In 1936 it came into the possession of Count Pietro d'Acquarone (born April 9, 1890 in Genoa , † February 13, 1948 in Sanremo , Italian politician , military and entrepreneur ).

Attractions

Cappella di San Rocco , chapel just outside the city walls with frescoes from the 15th century
Chiesa della Madonna Assunta , parish church from the 18th century in the town center. Contains works from the school of Nicolò Alunno .
Chiesa della Madonna del Perugino , church
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista , church in today's Piazza Cento Tramonti
Palazzo dei Duchi Mattei (also Palazzo Ducale), central castle in the historic center from the 16th century. According to legend, the building contains 365 windows, one for each day of the year.