Città della Pieve
Città della Pieve | |
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Comune di Città della Pieve | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 06062 |
Dialing code | 0578 |
Patron saint | Gervasius and Protasius |
Saint day | June 19 |
Website | Official website |
Città della Pieve is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria,[3] located in Valdichiana a few kilometres from the border between Umbria and Tuscany, and about 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Perugia and 11 km (7 mi) southeast of Chiusi in Tuscany.
Etruscan tombs have been found in the neighbourhood, but it is not certain that the present town stands on an ancient site. It was the birthplace of the painters
Città della Pieve borders the following municipalities: Allerona, Castiglione del Lago, Fabro, Monteleone d'Orvieto, Paciano, Piegaro in Umbria, and Cetona, Chiusi and San Casciano dei Bagni in Tuscany.
History
The origins of Città della Pieve are still unknown today. Before becoming a Christian city it certainly had another name (as
Notable residents
Notable former and current village inhabitants include:
- Pietro Perugino, an Italian Renaissance painter.
- Diana Bacosi, an Italian shooter.
- Mario Draghi, former President European Central Bank and former Prime Minister of Italy.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ a b public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Città della Pieve". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 398. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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