Sigillo

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Sigillo
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Sigillo (Italy)
Sigillo
Country Italy
region Umbria
province Perugia  (PG)
Coordinates 43 ° 20 '  N , 12 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 19 '52 "  N , 12 ° 44' 32"  E
height 490  m slm
surface 26.34 km²
Residents 2,321 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 88 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 06028
prefix 075
ISTAT number 054049
Popular name Sigillani
Patron saint Sant'Anna (July 26th)
Website Sigillo
Panorama of Sigillo
Panorama of Sigillo

Sigillo is an Italian commune with 2321 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Perugia in the Umbria region .

geography

The location of Sigillo in the province of Perugia

The community extends over around 26 km². It is located about 38 km northeast of Perugia on the border with the Marche region in the climatic classification of Italian communities in zone E, 2 287 GR / G. The place is near the Monte Cucco (1566 meters above sea level) on the historic Via Flaminia and today's Strada Statale 3 Via Flaminia and is part of the Comunità montana dell'Alto Chiascio .

The districts (Frazioni) include Fontemaggio , Val di Ranco and Scirca (also called Villa Scirca , 505  m slm , approx. 100 inhabitants, located on the river of the same name).

The neighboring municipalities are Costacciaro , Fabriano ( AN ), Fossato di Vico and Gubbio .

history

The place was called Suillium by the Romans . He was a Municipium in Regio VI Umbria (6th Region Umbria) of the Regioni dell'Italia Augustea . During the Gothic Wars , the place of Totila was almost completely destroyed and then rebuilt by the Lombards . In the middle of the 6th century Sigillo became part of the Byzantine Empire , after its defeat the place came under the rule of the Counts of Spoleto in 751 . From 996 the place belonged to the fiefdom of Otto III. who gave the place to the Counts Conti Vico di Fossato di Vico from Fossato di Vico for administration. In the 13th century, the place was under the influence of Gualdo Tadino , Gubbio and Perugia, where Perugia prevailed in 1274, led the place and built the fortress. After the Peace of Bologna in 1370 the place was under the papal state , but soon returned under the dominion of Perugia, where the community until the 18th century remained and on the opposite side at the beginning of the 15th century da Montone Braccio took. From 1809 to 1814, the time under Napoleon Bonaparte , it belonged to the Trasimène department and then came back to the Papal States in 1816, where it remained until September 16, 1860 and then joined Italy in the course of the Risorgimento .

Attractions

The Roman bridge Ponte Spiano
  • Chiesa Parrocchiale di Sant'Andrea Apostolo , church in the center of the village.
  • Chiesa di Sant'Agostino , church in the center of the village, was built between 1788 and 1791 over the older church Chiesa di Santa Caterina , of which the crypt still exists. Contains the canvas painting Annunciazione dell'Insigne by the local artist Ippolito Borghesi , who created the work in 1616.
  • Palazzo Comunale , town hall in the center (12th century).
  • Chiesa di Sant'Anna , also called Oratorio di Sant'Anna or Chiesa del Cimitero (cemetery church). Was created in the middle of the 15th century just outside the town center and contains frescoes by Matteo da Gualdo . The facade dates from 1507. The adjacent cemetery was built in the 20th century.
  • Chiesa della Madonnella del Prato , a church built between 1694 and 1704 just outside the town center.
  • Chiesa della Madonnella del Ponte Spiano , small church near the Ponte Spiano.
  • Ponte Romano (usually called Ponte Spiano ), 32 meters long and 3.2 meters wide Roman bridge over the Fonturci river , is located 2 km north of the city on Via Flaminia near the Scirca district . The bridge was built in the 1st century.
  • Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta (also called Santuario della Madonna Assunta in Cielo and Santa Maria di Montecupo ), church in the district of Villa Scirca. The church was first mentioned in the 13th century and belonged to the Abbey of Santa Maria di Sitria near Isola Fossara (district of Scheggia e Pascelupo ), the campanile is dated to 1250. Contains frescoes by Matteo da Gualdo (among others: Madonna del Gonfalone , Sant'Anna , Madonna in trono con Gesù Bambino ).
  • Ponte Etrusco (also called Ponte dei Pietroni ), Roman bridge and today's ruins, is located 2.5 km north of the city in the district of Villa Scirca on the Via Flaminia and was built in the 3rd century. The bridge was 34 meters long and 9.5 meters high. The name comes from the earlier view that the bridge was built in the time of the Etruscans . The state you can see today came about on July 13, 1944, when German troops blew up the bridge.

literature

Web links

Commons : Sigillo  - 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. ↑ Official website of the Comunità montana dell'Alto Chiascio zu Sigillo , accessed on February 11, 2012 (Italian)
  3. ^ Official website of the municipality of Sigillo on the history of Sigillo , accessed on February 10, 2012 (Italian)
  4. ^ Community of Sigillo - Sigillo in volo: Palazzo Comunale. , accessed on November 24, 2018 (Italian)
  5. ↑ I luoghi del silenzio: Chiesa di Sant'Anna - Sigillo (PG) , accessed on November 24, 2018 (Italian)
  6. ^ Parish Sigillo - Sigillo in volo: Chiesa Madonnella del Prato. , accessed on November 24, 2018 (Italian)
  7. ↑ Guancia Rossa website , accessed on February 10, 2012 (Italian)
  8. ^ I luoghi del silenzio: Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta di Scirca - Sigillo (PG) , accessed on November 24, 2018 (Italian)
  9. ↑ Protadino.it: Il ponte "etrusco" e la Flaminia. , accessed on November 24, 2018 (Italian)