Urbania
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Urbania | |
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Comune di Urbania | |
St. Christopher | |
Saint day | July 25 |
Website | Official website |
Urbania is a .
Urbania borders the following municipalities:
.It is a famous ceramics and majolica production centre. In recent years, it has become more closely associated with the Befana folk tradition.
History
Originally known as Castel delle Ripe, it was a free
In 1631 it became part of the Papal States. Five years later its name changed to the current one, in honor of Pope Urban VIII.
On 23 January 1944 Urbania was bombed by the Allies, resulting in the deaths of 250 civilians.[3] It was a Sunday so the people had gathered in the town, increasing the number of victims.
After World War II Urbania received the Bronze Medal for Military Valour for the deeds of its citizens during the partisan warfare.
Geology
The base of the
Main sights
- Ducal Palace: The palace houses a museum and a library. Among the prize holdings are globes made by the Flemish-born, German natural scientist Gerardus Mercator between 1541 and 1551.
- Chiesa dei Morti (Church of the Dead), with 18 natural mummiesfrom the Middle Ages and the Renaissance exposed behind the altar.
- The medieval walls.
- The 'Barco Ducale' is one kilometer outside of the town. It was erected in 1465. After an earthquake, it was rebuilt between 1741 and 1771. Normally you can not enter the building.
- Urbania Cathedral
- Santa Caterina
- Santa Chiara
- Santissimo Crocifisso
- San Francesco
- Santa Maria Maddalena
Population History
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.
- ^ "Tiscali Webspace". web.tiscali.it.
- ^ http://www.urbania-casteldurante.it/s1_globi[permanent dead link]
External links
Media related to Urbania at Wikimedia Commons