Visso

Visso
Country	Italy
region	Brands
province	Macerata  (MC)
Coordinates	42 ° 56 '  N , 13 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 55 '51 "  N , 13 ° 5' 18"  E
height	607  m slm
surface	99.89 km²
Residents	1,032 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	10 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	62039
prefix	0737
ISTAT number	043057
Popular name	Vissani
Patron saint	John the Baptist (June 24th)
Website	Visso
Visso

Visso is an Italian municipality ( comune ) with 1032 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Macerata in the Marche and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The most beautiful places in Italy).

geography

The municipality of Visso is located about 50.5 kilometers southwest of Macerata on the Nera in the Monti Sibillini National Park , belongs to the Comunità montana di Camerino and borders directly on the province of Perugia ( Umbria ).

history

The place is a Sabine foundation, which the Romans called Vicus Elacensis . In 575/576 the village was taken over by the Lombards and assigned to the Duke of Spoleto. After the Congress of Vienna Visso belonged to the Papal States and was given the rank of a city.

On October 26th and 30th, 2016, Visso was hit by strong earthquakes .

traffic

The former Strada Statale 209 Valnerina runs through the municipality from Terni to Muccia .

Web links

Commons : Visso  - 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. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed August 13, 2017 (Italian). 
3. ↑ Tagesspiegel, The Miracle of Visso , October 27, 2016
4. ↑ Spiegel, The Fear of the Great Earthquake Storm , October 31, 2016