Città della Pieve

Coordinates: 42°57′11″N 12°00′12″E / 42.95306°N 12.00333°E / 42.95306; 12.00333
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Città della Pieve
Comune di Città della Pieve
Città della Pieve
Città della Pieve
Location of Città della Pieve
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
06062
Dialing code0578
Patron saintGervasius and Protasius
Saint dayJune 19
WebsiteOfficial 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

Pietro Vannucci (Perugino), possessing several of his works,[3] and Niccolò Circignani
.

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

Clement VIII
elevated it to a city calling it City of Castel della Pieve (in lat. Comunitas Civitatis Castri Plebis) but , this name because it is too long and easily confused with Città di Castello, was almost immediately replaced with the current Città della Pieve.

Notable residents

Notable former and current village inhabitants include:

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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  3. ^ a b  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Città della Pieve". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 398.

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