Sellano

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Sellano
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Sellano (Italy)
Sellano
Country Italy
region Umbria
province Perugia  (PG)
Coordinates 42 ° 53 '  N , 12 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 53 '0 "  N , 12 ° 56' 0"  E
height 640  m slm
surface 85.54 km²
Residents 1,032 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 12 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 06030
prefix 0743
ISTAT number 054048
Popular name Sellanesi
Patron saint San Severino (June 8th)
Website Sellano municipality
Panorama of Sellano
Panorama of Sellano

Sellano is an Italian commune with 1032 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 church Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta in the main town
Sellano town hall
The Church of San Francesco

The community extends over around 86  km² . The municipality is located about 50 km southeast of Perugia on the Vigi River . The Menotre River has its source in the Orsano district . The municipality is in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in Zone E, 2 312 GR / G.

The neighboring municipalities are Campello sul Clitunno , Cerreto di Spoleto , Foligno , Trevi and Visso ( MC ).

Districts

The districts (Frazioni) are Apagni, Cammoro, Ceseggi, Molini di Cammoro, Montesanto, Orsano, Piaggia, Postignano, Pupaggi and Villamagina .

  • Cammoro , district at 958 m with approx. 20 inhabitants.
  • Montesanto , district at 743 m with about 10 inhabitants. Located about 8 km from the main town.
  • Pupaggi , a district at 845 m, is about 7 km east of the main town.
  • Renaro , a district at 900 m, is about 13 km from the main town.

history

The first settlements in the local area probably emerged at the time of the Romans , when the place emerged as a vicus . There are two theories about the origin of the name. The first came about through the work Naturalis historia by Pliny the Elder around 79 AD. In the third book he writes about the Gens Suilla and the Syllinates . The second theory comes from the 17th century and was created by the Italian historian Ludovico Jacobilli (born June 13, 1598 in Rome , † March 13, 1664 in Foligno ), who traces the place name back to the Roman general Lucio Cornelio Silla . Then Silla founded the place around 84 BC. In retreat after the battle of Spoleto. After the rule of the Lombards, the place was subordinate to the Counts of Spoleto, then to those of Norcia , and then, at the end of the 12th century, to the municipality of Alviano . In the 13th century, the town was under Spoleto and the back Papal States in the 14th century it was a fief of the family Colligola from what is now the district of Monte Santo. After the unification of Italy , the population increased from approx. 2550 to approx. 3220 in 1921. After that, the population fell to approx. 1200 inhabitants by 2001. In 1997 the place experienced a severe earthquake that severely damaged the historic center. The church of Santa Maria Assunta was badly damaged and the clock tower of the town hall was destroyed, but was later rebuilt.

Attractions

  • Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta , church from the 13th century in the town center.
  • Chiesa di San Francesco , also called Madonna della Croce , church from 1538 just outside the town center.
  • Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista , 15th century church in the Renaro district.
  • Chiesa di Santa Lucia , 16th century church in the Renaro district.
  • Chiesa di San Sebastiano , church in the Pupaggi district with frescoes from the 14th century.
  • Chiesa di San Paterniano , church from the 14th century in the district of Cammoro.
  • Chiesa di San Silvestro , church in the Villamagina district.

literature

Web links

Commons : Sellano  - 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. ↑ I borghi più belli d'Italia (official website), accessed on May 12, 2017 (Italian)