Gualdo Tadino
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Gualdo Tadino | ||
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Comune di Gualdo Tadino | ||
ISTAT code 054023 | | |
Patron saint | Blessed Angelo from Gualdo | |
Saint day | January 15 | |
Website | Official website |
Gualdo Tadino (Latin: Tadinum) is an ancient town of
History
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Gualdo has a long history and was originally an
In 552, the
The ancient city survived that war, only to be destroyed in a later war at the instigation of the
Gualdo Tadino sister cities are:
Monuments and sites of interest
Religious architecture or sites
- Gualdo Tadino Cathedral: Church of St Benedict with an external fountain attributed to Antonio da Sangallo the Elder (16th century).
- San Francesco: 13th-century church housing frescoes by Matteo da Gualdo.
- Santa Chiara: 13th century church
- San Donato: 13th-century church
- Santa Maria dei Raccomandati: 13th century oratory with traces of ancient frescoes
- San Facondino, Gualdo Tadino: 11th-century pilgrimage church
Secular architecture or sites
- Rocca Flea, a 12th-century castle which is now the main monument of the town.
- Palazzo del Podestà.
- Torre Civica (Town Tower).
- Civic Gallery, with works by Matteo da Gualdo and others.
Economy
The city was famous in the Middle Ages for the manufacture of ceramic ware; in the late 20th century, the ceramic industry was revived, and Gualdo is now an important center for the manufacture of industrial ceramics and bathroom fittings.
Transportation
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Gualdo Tadino has a railway station on the line from Ancona to Rome. The journey time to Ancona is typically one hour and 45 minutes, and to Rome two hours.
Frazioni
Boschetto, Busche, Caprara, Cerqueto, Corcia, Crocicchio, Gaifana, Grello, Palazzo Mancinelli, Petroia, Piagge, Pieve di Compresseto, Poggio Sant'Ercolano, Rasina, Rigali, Roveto, San Lorenzo, San Pellegrino, Vaccara
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.
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