Preci

Preci
Country	Italy
region	Umbria
province	Perugia  (PG)
Coordinates	42 ° 53 '  N , 13 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 53 '0 "  N , 13 ° 2' 0"  E
height	596  m slm
surface	82.10 km²
Residents	714 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	9 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	06047
prefix	0743
ISTAT number	054043
Popular name	Preciani
Patron saint	Madonna della Pietà (June 7th)
Website	Preci municipality
Panorama of Preci

Preci is an Italian municipality with 714 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Perugia in the Umbria region and has been a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy) since 2017 .

geography

The location of Preci in the province of Perugia

The community extends over around 82  km² . The municipality is located about 60 km southeast of Perugia in the Valle Castoriana (Castoriana Valley). The municipality is in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in Zone E, 2 394 GR / G. It belongs to the National Park Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini and to the community of Cittàslow .

The neighboring municipalities are Castelsantangelo sul Nera ( MC ), Cerreto di Spoleto , Norcia and Visso (MC).

Districts

The district of Castelvecchio

The districts (Frazioni) are Abeto, Acquaro, Belforte, Castelvecchio, Collazzoni, Collescille, Corone, Fiano d'Abeto, Montaglioni, Montebufo, Piedivalle, Poggio di Croce, Roccanolfi, Saccovescio, San Vito, Todiano and Valle.

• Abeto , district at 970  m slm with about 20 inhabitants. Located about 8 km south of Preci.
• Acquaro , district at 1001  m slm Since 1809 part of the municipality of Preci.
• Belforte , district at 617  m slm with approx. 30 inhabitants. Part of the Preci municipality since 1809.
• Collazzoni , district at 686  m slm with about 30 inhabitants.
• Castelvecchio , district at 633  m slm with about 35 inhabitants.
• Collescille , district at 944  m slm on Monte Moricone (approx. 1433 m) with approx. 15 inhabitants.
• Corone , district at 495  m slm on the Campiano river. Together with San Vito it has approx. 50 inhabitants.
• Fiano d'Abeto , district at 900  m slm with about 10 inhabitants.
• Montaglioni , district at 901  m slm with about 5 residents. Originated in 1328 as Mons ad Lunam .
• Montebufo , district at 1016  m slm with about 15 inhabitants.
• Piedivalle , district at 611  m slm on the Campiano river with about 35 inhabitants.
• Poggio di Croce , district at 938  m slm with about 10 inhabitants.
• Roccanolfi , district at 775  m slm with approx. 35 inhabitants in the Oblita valley.
• Saccovescio , district at 724  m slm with approx. 35 inhabitants in the Castoriana valley. Part of the Preci municipality since 1819.
• San Vito district at 495  m slm on the Campiano river. Together with Corone it has about 50 residents.
• Todiano , district at 879  m slm with approx. 35 inhabitants.
• Valle (Eng. Valley), district between the valleys of Oblita and Castoriana.

history

The place was first mentioned in writing in 1232 in a document. The place name comes from the word prece (prayer). In the second half of the 13th century the castle was built in what is today the town center. Originally Preci Spoleto belonged to, but fell to Norcia in 1276. In 1328 the place was badly damaged by an earthquake. After a rebellion against Norcia, the city was destroyed by them in 1528. Five years later, with the permission of Pope Paul III , the castle was built . rebuilt on condition of a reconciliation with Norcia. After the Napoleonic occupation , the place was declared an independent municipality by Pope Pius VII . After the unification of Italy , the population increased from approx. 3050 to approx. 3550 in 1921. After that, the population fell continuously to approx. 820 inhabitants until 2001. In 1997 the place was hit by another earthquake, in which the old town suffered severe damage.

Attractions

The town hall of Preci, behind it the ex-church Chiesa di Santa Caterina

The district Roccanolfi with the Castello di Roccanolfi

The church and Pieve Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pietà in the main town

• Abbazia di Sant'Eutizio , 5th century abbey near the Piedivalle hamlet on the Monte Moricone and Macchialunga mountains, founded by Aramaic monks and hermits . This is where the basis of today's school of surgery arose . The church contains works by Giovanni Battista Crescenzi ( Sant'Antonio Abate , written in 1596).
• Cappella della Madonna della Porta , chapel from 1511 in the district of Todiano.
• Castello di Roccanolfi , 12th century castle in the Roccanolfi district.
• Castello di Todiano , 13th century castle in the Todiano district.
• Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate , church from the 16th century in the district of Corone.
• Chiesa di Antonio da Padova , 15th century church in the Roccanolfi district.
• Chiesa di San Bartolomeo , 16th century church in the Todiano district. Contains the works Madonna con i Ss. Montano e Bartolomeo by Filippino Lippi and Crocifisso tra due angeli, con la Maddalena, San Bartolomeo e San Giovanni Battista (oil on canvas, 223 cm × 175 cm, made in 1623) by Francesco Furini .
• Chiesa di Santa Caterina , former church in the main town, now houses the Museum Museo e Centro di Documentazione della Chirurgia Preciana (Surgery Museum ).
• Chiesa di Sant'Egidio , 15th century church in the Poggio di Croce district. Contains the work L'Annunciazione by Giovanni del Biondo (* in Pratovecchio in the 14th century, approx. 1356–1399).
• Chiesa di San Fiorenzo , church from the 13th century in the district of Valle.
• Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista , 15th century church in the Castelvecchio district.
• Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista , 16th century church in the Piedivalle district.
• Chiesa parrocchiale di San Leonardo di Limoges , church from the 16th century in the district of Montebufo.
• Chiesa di San Macario , church from the 16th century in the district of Valle.
• Chiesa della Madonna della Cona , also called Madonna dell'Icona , church from the 16th century in the district of Montaglioni.
• Chiesa della Madonna della Peschiera , church near the main town, probably built in 1243 and redesigned in the 16th century.
• Chiesa di Santa Maria , 15th century church in the Montaglioni district.
• Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine , church from the 17th century in the Acquaro district near the Monte Lungo mountain (1252 m).
• Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pietà , Pieve in the main town, which was built in the 13th century by the monks of Sant'Eutizio.
• Chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario , church from the 16th century in the district of Acquaro.
• Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo , also simply called San Angelo , church in the district of Fiano d'Abato from the 16th century, was built over an older Roman temple, which was dedicated to Jupiter .
• Chiesa di San Montano , church from the 14th century in the district of Todiano.
• Chiesa del Santo Spes , church from 1350 in the Saccovescio district.

literature

• TCI : Umbria. Milan 1999, ISBN 88-365-2542-3 , p. 473 f.

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Preci (Italian)
• Data and information on Preci at Comuni Italiani (Italian)
• Pro Loco Abeto Website of the Pro Loco in the Abeto district (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ I borghi più belli d'Italia (official website), accessed on May 12, 2017 (Italian)
3. ↑ Official website of the National Park Parco Nazionale dei Monti Sibillini , accessed on May 31, 2011 (Italian)
4. ^ Cittàslow website , accessed April 17, 2018
5. ^ Official website of the municipality on the history of Preci , accessed April 17, 2018 (Italian)
6. ↑ Official website of the Umbria region of Preci, accessed on May 31, 2011  ( 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.  
7. ↑ Umbrarte website, accessed on May 31, 2011 ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Website of Medioevo in Umbria, accessed on May 31, 2011  ( 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.