Corciano
Corciano | |
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Comune di Corciano | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 06073 |
Dialing code | 075 |
Patron saint | Saint Michael |
Saint day | May 8 |
Website | Official website |
Corciano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 8 km west of Perugia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 17,008 and an area of 63.7 km².[3] Corciano borders the comuni of Magione and Perugia. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[4]
History
The earliest traces of human presence (some fragments of flint tools on blades and fragments of vases turned into dough) date back to Neolithic times. The discovery of two cinerari vessels (preserved in the Museum of the Palazzo Municipale) indicate the presence of humans in the period between the ninth and eighth centuries BC Between the third and first centuries BC formed several settlements (usually small) dedicated mainly to agricultural and artisanal.[5]
The immediate neighborhood was populated by
A mythical founder Coragino, companion of
As Perugia extended its control, the seat of power shifted to the Palazzo of the
Demographic evolution
Corcianesi of Note
- Sara Bellachioma (Corciano, 1982), famous Italian Psychologist.
- Nicola Danzetta (Corciano, 1820 – Perugia, 1895), patriot and politician.
- Luigi Rotelli (Corciano, 1833 – Roma, 1891), cardinal of the Catholic Church.
- Artemio Giovagnoni (Perugia, 1922 – Corciano, 2007), sculptor, medallion maker, playwright, writer and poet.
- Franco Venanti (Perugia, 1930), painter, founder, together with his brother Luciano of the "Agosto corcianese" Festival.
- Carlo Brugnami (Corciano, 1938), cyclist.
- Torino, 1952), politician. Resident in this comune.
- Antonio Ferrari, known as Dj Ralf (Bastia Umbra, 1957), disc jockey, principally House music. Resident in this comune.
- Filippo Protani (Perugia, 1969), violin maker. Resident in this comune.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat.
- ^ "Umbria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ it:Corciano
- ^ Essential historical details are drawn from I Borghi i più belli d'Italia Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine and from Italian Wikipedia.
Further reading
- Fabrizio Fabbri, ed. 1999. Corciano: Arte, storia, fede di un antico Castello (Perugia)
External links
- www.comune.corciano.pg.it/
- [1] Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine