Passignano sul Trasimeno

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Passignano sul Trasimeno
coat of arms
Passignano sul Trasimeno (Italy)
Passignano sul Trasimeno
Country Italy
region Umbria
province Perugia  (PG)
Coordinates 43 ° 11 '  N , 12 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 11 '0 "  N , 12 ° 8' 0"  E
height 289  m slm
surface 81 km²
Residents 5,679 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 70 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 06065
prefix 075
ISTAT number 054038
Popular name Passignanesi
Patron saint San Cristoforo (July 25th)
Website Passignano sul Trasimeno
Passignano sul Trasimeno
Passignano sul Trasimeno

Passignano sul Trasimeno is an Italian commune ( comune ) with 5679 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Perugia in Umbria .

geography

The place is 29 kilometers west of the provincial and regional capital Perugia and 289 meters above sea level on the northern shore of Lake Trasimeno . It is in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in zone D, 2 084 GR / G.

The districts include Castel Rigone (653 m), Col Piccione , Oliveto , Pischiello , San Donato , San Vito (307 m), Trecine and Le Pierle . In addition, the island of Isola Minore (258 to 284 m) belongs to the municipality.

The neighboring communities are Castiglione del Lago , Lisciano Niccone , Magione , Tuoro sul Trasimeno and Umbertide .

history

The place was already inhabited by Etruscans and Romans in pre-Christian times . The remains of the fortress “La Rocca”, which dates back to structures from the 5th or 6th century, stand on a rock above the town. Only two gates of the city wall and three towers remain of the medieval city, the rest of the place developed in the 15th and 16th centuries. The churches Chiesa di San Rocco and Santuario della Madonna dell'Oliveto date from this period ; the last one was supposedly planned by Mariotto Radi from Cortona.

Attractions

In the main town

  • San Bernardino , church in the center, which consists of two parts. The upper part was built in the 14th century, the lower (Oratorio del Santissimo Sacramento) in 1573. From 1578 to 1937 the church was the parish church of the village.
  • San Cristoforo (Chiesa di San Cristoforo), church in the center, built in 1937 by the architect Giuseppe Agamennone.
  • San Rocco , church in the center from the 16th century.
  • San Cristoforo ( Pieve di San Cristoforo), church outside the town center. First mentioned in 1136 in a document from Pope Innocent II as Santa Maria. Probably consecrated to San Cristoforo in 1432. Contains two cycles of frescoes, one by Policleto da Cola and created in 1418, the other by an unknown artist in the first half of the 16th century.
  • Madonna dell'Oliveto , Santuario outside the town center, which was built between 1582 and 1586.

  • The Rocca di Passignano castle

  • Town center

  • The Pieve di San Cristoforo

  • Embankment

  • Statue in Lake Trasimeno in front of Passignano

  • Passignano boat dock

The Sanctuary of the Madonna dei Miracoli in Castel Rigone
The San Vito Church in San Vito del Lago

In the districts

  • San Bartolomeo , church in Castel Rigone.
  • San Donato , church in San Donato (San Donato de Manzano / Mangiano), 12th century.
  • San Giovanni Battista , church ruins near Trecine, first mentioned in 1489 as San Giovanni de Villa Trecini.
  • Madonna dei Miracoli , Santuario in Castel Rigone, which was created from 1494. The facade was created in 1512 by Domenico Bertini. The first campanile was built in 1531 and replaced by a new one in 1831. Contains the painting Madonna del Rosario by Bernardo di Girolamo Rossetti (made in 1558) and a fresco by Tommaso Papacello (Tommaso Bernabei detto il Papacello, made in 1558)
  • Santissimo Sacramento , church in Castel Rigone, was built in the 17th century and was rebuilt in the 19th century.
  • San Silvestro , church in Col Piccione, mentioned in 1303. Was rebuilt in 1885, the campanile dates from 1953.
  • San Vito , church in San Vito del Lago, built in the 12th and 13th centuries. Century. The campanile was probably built in the 13th century from a lighthouse from the Byzantine era . Initially the church was consecrated to Santa Lucia, it was only dedicated to San Vito in the 14th century.

Events

The Palio delle Barche ( Palio of the Boats) in July and the Festa della Padella (Pan Festival) in September attract guests from far away.

economy

The former fishing village is now a main attraction for tourists on Lake Trasimeno and home port of the sea fleet for the connection between the islands of Isola Maggiore and Isola Polvese and the tourist centers on the shores of the lake.

The aircraft manufacturer SAI Ambrosini was based in Passignano sul Trasimeno until 1992 . The unused factory halls are still standing at the entrance to the town.

The Italian automobile company Paolo Coloni Racing , which competed in Formula 1 as Coloni Motorsport between 1987 and 1991 , has been based in the industrial area of ​​Passignano sul Trasimeno since the early 1980s .

traffic

Town twinning

German twin town of Passignano sul Trasimeno is Eltville am Rhein .

literature

Web links

Commons : Passignano sul Trasimeno  - 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. ^ A b Touring Club Italiano: Umbria.
  3. ↑ Website of the Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile (ENEA), accessed on June 17, 2018 (Italian) (PDF; 330 kB)
  4. ↑ Altitude information : Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , accessed on June 16, 2018 (Italian)
  5. ↑ Chiesa di San Bernardino <Passignano sul Trasimeno> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on June 17, 2018 (Italian)
  6. ↑ Chiesa di San Cristoforo <Passignano sul Trasimeno> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on June 16, 2018 (Italian)
  7. ↑ I luoghi del silenzio: Chiesa di San Cristoforo - Cimitero di Passignano sul Trasimeno , accessed on June 16, 2018 (Italian)
  8. ↑ Viaggi Spirituali: Santuario Madonna dell'Uliveto - Passignano sul Trasimeno (Perugia) , accessed on June 16, 2018 (Italian)
  9. ↑ Chiesa di San Donato <San Donato, Passignano sul Trasimeno> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on June 17, 2018 (Italian)
  10. ↑ Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista <Passignano sul Trasimeno> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on June 17, 2018 (Italian)
  11. ^ Touring Club Italiano: Santuario della Madonna dei Miracoli. Retrieved June 17, 2018 (Italian)
  12. ↑ Chiesa del Santissimo Sacramento <Castel Rigone, Passignano sul Trasimeno> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on June 14, 2018 (Italian)
  13. ↑ Chiesa di San Silvestro <Colpiccione, Passignano sul Trasimeno> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on June 17, 2018 (Italian)
  14. ↑ Chiesa di San Vito <San Vito del Lago, Passignano sul Trasimeno> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on June 16, 2018 (Italian)
  15. ↑ Trasimeno fish from the largest pan in the world at the Festa della Padella , accessed on November 16, 2018