Ferentillo is a comune

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 Terni

Province of Terni

The Province of Terni is the smaller of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising one-third of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Terni...

 in the Italian

Italy

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 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 60 km southeast 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....

 and about 12 km northeast of Terni

Terni

Terni is a city in southern Umbria, central Italy, capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is 104 km N of Rome, 36 km NW of Rieti, and 29 km S of Spoleto.-History:...

. The comune, located in the valley of the Nera

Néra River

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, is divided by the river into the burghs of Matterella and Precetto.

Ferentillo borders the following municipalities: Arrone

Arrone

Arrone is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 70 km southeast of Perugia and about 10 km east of Terni in the Valnerina.-History:...

, Leonessa

Leonessa

Leonessa is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Province of Rieti in the Lazio region of central Italy. Its population in 2008 was around 2,700.Situated in a small plain at the foot of Mt...

, Montefranco

Montefranco

Montefranco is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 70 km southeast of Perugia and about 10 km northeast of Terni. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,329 and an area of 10.1 km².Montefranco borders the following municipalities:...

, Monteleone di Spoleto

Monteleone di Spoleto

Monteleone di Spoleto , is a town and comune of Italy, in the province of Perugia in southeast Umbria at 978 meters above sea-level overhanging the upper valley of the Corno River...

, Polino

Polino

Polino is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 70 km southeast of Perugia and about 15 km east of Terni. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 275 and an area of 19.5 km²....

, Scheggino

Scheggino

Scheggino is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 60 km southeast of Perugia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 460 and an area of 35.2 km²....

, Spoleto

Spoleto

Spoleto is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is S. of Trevi, N. of Terni, SE of Perugia; SE of Florence; and N of Rome.-History:...

.

History

Remains of ancient settlements include an Etruscan

Etruscan civilization

Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to a civilization of ancient Italy in the area corresponding roughly to Tuscany. The ancient Romans called its creators the Tusci or Etrusci...

 necropolis outside Ferentillo, at Caldane. The town developed around a 14th castle (Castello di Madonna), first owned by the Monaldeschi della Cervara, then of the Spada and the Dukes of Montevecchio.

Main sights

• At Matterella:
  • Collegiata di Santa Maria (13th century), with fresco of Raphael
    Raphael
    Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
    
     school.
  • Medieval castle
• At Precetto:
  • Church of Santo Stefano (16th century), with frescoes of Perugino school. The crypt is from the 14th century and has frescoes of the same age.
  • Museum of Mummies
  • Medieval castle
  • Palazzo Montholon
• At Macenano:
  • Abbey of San Pietro in Valle (6th-8th centuries), with 13th century frescoes.

Frazioni

Ampognano, Castellonalto, Castellone Basso, Colle Olivo, Colli, Gabbio, Leazzano, Le Mura, Lorino, Macchialunga, Macelletto, Macenano, Terria

Terria

Terria is the fifth solo album by Canadian musician Devin Townsend. The album was released in November 2001 on Townsend's label, HevyDevy Records.-Background:...

, Monterivoso, Nicciano, Sambucheto, San Mamiliano.

External links

• Official website