Deruta
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Deruta | |
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| Comune di Deruta | |
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Location of Deruta  | |
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| Postal code | 06053 |
| Dialing code | 075 |
| Patron saint | St. Catherine |
| Saint day | November 25 |
| Website | Official website |
Deruta is a
ceramics, which are exported worldwide. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
History
Probably built upon Roman foundations, Deruta's name in its early variants (Ruto, Ruta, Rupta, Direpta and Diruta) all signify the “ruin” of this strategic site caused by the 6th-century
Baglioni family from Perugia in the brief war over salt taxes locally called the "Salt War" (Guerra del Sale), Deruta sided with the papacy against Perugia, an alliance that gained it a reduction in taxes. With the papal reduction of Perugia, the region settled down to uneventful history as part of the Papal States
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Ceramics
The local clay was good for ceramics, whose production began in the
banderoles with flattering inscriptions. The lack of fuel enforced low firing temperatures, but from the beginning of the 16th century, Deruta became (with Gubbio) a specialist centre for metallic lustreware
in golds and ruby red, added over the glaze. In the 16th century Deruta produced the so-called "Rafaellesque" ware, decorated with fine arabesques and grottesche on a fine white ground.
Deruta, with Gubbio and Urbino, continues to produce some of the finest Italian maiolica.
Main sights
- San Francesco: Gothic-style church built in 1388 and located in the town center.
- Palazzetto Municipale (Town Hall), also called Pieter Van Bloemen. The gallery also houses works received from various Deruta churches including San Francesco, Sant' Antonio, the Defunti di Ripabianca and the Ospedale San Giacomo.
- Sant'Antonio: church with frescoes by Mastro Giorgio.
- Madonna del Divino Amore on Piazza Cavour.
- Madonna delle Piagge church along the Tiberina road, at the foot of the old town, yet another church, clad in a colorful array of ceramic tiles.
Deruta was the birthplace of Girolamo Diruta, an organist, music theorist, and composer.
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.
- ^ "Umbria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
External links
- Official Comune di Deruta (City of Deruta) website (in Italian)
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