Costacciaro
Encyclopedia
Costacciaro is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Perugia
in the Italian
region Umbria
, located about 40 km northeast of Perugia
. It is a medieval burgh, which, after the rule of Perugia and Gubbio
, became part of the Papal States
in the 15th century.
Costacciaro borders the following municipalities: Fabriano
, Gubbio
, Sassoferrato
, Scheggia e Pascelupo
, Sigillo
. The town was founded around 1250 by the commune
of Gubbio as a stronghold against the nearby fortress of Sigillo, held by the commune of Perugia
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Perugia
Province of Perugia
The Province of Perugia is the larger of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising two-thirds of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Perugia...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Umbria
Umbria
Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...
, located about 40 km northeast of Perugia
Perugia
Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....
. It is a medieval burgh, which, after the rule of Perugia and Gubbio
Gubbio
Gubbio is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia . It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. See also Mount Ingino Christmas Tree.-History:...
, became part of the Papal States
Papal States
The Papal State, State of the Church, or Pontifical States were among the major historical states of Italy from roughly the 6th century until the Italian peninsula was unified in 1861 by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia .The Papal States comprised territories under...
in the 15th century.
Costacciaro borders the following municipalities: Fabriano
Fabriano
Fabriano is a town and comune of Ancona province in the Italian region of the Marche, at 325 m above sea-level. It lies in the Esino valley 44 km upstream and SW of Jesi; and 15 km ENE of Fossato di Vico and 36 km east of Gubbio...
, Gubbio
Gubbio
Gubbio is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia . It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. See also Mount Ingino Christmas Tree.-History:...
, Sassoferrato
Sassoferrato
Sassoferrato is a town and comune of the province of Ancona in the Marche region of Italy.-History:To the south of the town lie the ruins of the ancient Sentinum, on the Via Flaminia...
, Scheggia e Pascelupo
Scheggia e Pascelupo
Scheggia e Pascelupo is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 40 km northeast of Perugia...
, Sigillo
Sigillo
Sigillo is a comune in the province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 35 km northeast of Perugia.Sigillo borders the following municipalities: Costacciaro, Fabriano, Fossato di Vico, Gubbio.-History:...
. The town was founded around 1250 by the commune
Medieval commune
Medieval communes in the European Middle Ages had sworn allegiances of mutual defense among the citizens of a town or city. They took many forms, and varied widely in organization and makeup. Communes are first recorded in the late 11th and early 12th centuries, thereafter becoming a widespread...
of Gubbio as a stronghold against the nearby fortress of Sigillo, held by the commune of Perugia
Perugia
Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....
.