Monte Santa Maria Tiberina

Monte Santa Maria Tiberina
Country	Italy
region	Umbria
province	Perugia  (PG)
Coordinates	43 ° 26 '  N , 12 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 26 '0 "  N , 12 ° 10' 0"  E
height	688  m slm
surface	71.98 km²
Residents	1,144 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density	16 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	06010
prefix	075
ISTAT number	054032
Popular name	Monteschi
Patron saint	Assumption of Mary (August 15)
Website	Monte Santa Maria Tiberina
Panorama of Monte Santa Maria Tiberina

Monte Santa Maria Tiberina is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 1144 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Perugia in Umbria .

geography

The municipality is located about 40.5 kilometers south-southeast of the provincial and regional capital Perugia and borders directly on the province of Arezzo ( Tuscany ). It lies in the climatic classification of Italian communities in zone E, 2 487 GG and in the wine-growing region of the Colli Altotiberini . The place belongs to the Tiber Valley (called Alta Valle del Tevere and Valtiberina ), but is not directly on the river, and is part of the Comunità montana Alta Umbria .

The districts include Gioiello (326  meters in altitude ), Lippiano (401 meters in altitude) and Marcignano (401 meters in altitude). The neighboring municipalities are Arezzo ( AR ), Città di Castello and Monterchi (AR).

history

The present place was created in the 11th century by the Marchesi del Monte Santa Maria on an older settlement. A first fortification was established in 1198 in a conflict with Pope Innocent III. destroyed, but was rebuilt in the following years. 1815 divided Ferdinand III. the place in his duchy. Until 1927, the municipality was part of the Arezzo province.

Attractions

• Castello di Lippiano in the Lippiano district, castle mentioned as early as 1195.
• Palazzo Bourbon del Monte , once part of the Rocca (fortification) and family seat of the del Monte , is now home to the Museo del Marchesato Imperiale .
• Palazzo Boncompagni Ludovisi (also called Castello ), also once part of the Rocca .
• Parrochiale di Santa Maria , contains the Cappella della famiglia dei Bourbon del Monte with the family tomb of the del Monte .

literature

• Touring Club Italiano : Umbria , Milan 1999, ISBN 88-365-2542-3 , p. 215

Web links

Commons : Monte Santa Maria Tiberina  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the Pro Loco Monte Santa Maria Tiberina

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) (PDF; 330 kB), accessed on February 23, 2013 (Italian)
3. ↑ Official website of the Comunità Montana Alta Umbria on Monte Santa Maria Tiberina , accessed on February 23, 2013 (Italian)
4. ↑ Official website of ISTAT (Istituto nazionale di statistica) on 2001 population figures in the province of Perugia , accessed on February 23, 2013 (Italian)
5. ^ Official website of Monte Santa Maria Tiberina on the history of the place , accessed on February 23, 2013 (Italian)
6. ↑ Website Medioevo in Umbria (with ill.) , Accessed on February 23, 2013 (Italian)
7. ↑ Official website of the Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali della Repubblica Italiana for the Museo del Marchesato Imperiale , accessed on February 26, 2013 (Italian)
8. ↑ Website of the Castello Boncompagni Ludovisi ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on February 25, 2013 (Italian) 
9. ↑ Official website of the Umbria region for Monte Santa Maria Tiberina  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on February 23, 2013 (Italian)