Giano dell'Umbria
Encyclopedia
Giano dell'Umbria is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Perugia
in the Italian
region Umbria
, located about 35 km southeast of Perugia
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,515 and an area of 44.5 km².
The municipality of Giano dell'Umbria contains the frazione
(subdivision) Bastardo
.
Giano dell'Umbria borders the following municipalities: Castel Ritaldi
, Gualdo Cattaneo
, Massa Martana
, Montefalco
, Spoleto
.
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 35 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....
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,515 and an area of 44.5 km².
The municipality of Giano dell'Umbria contains the frazione
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivision) Bastardo
Bastardo (PG)
Bastardo, a small town in the Italian province of Perugia in central Umbria in the valley of Torrente Puglia, at ; altitude 290 m above sea-level. It is a village in the commune of Giano dell'Umbria, which is 7 km S by road...
.
Giano dell'Umbria borders the following municipalities: Castel Ritaldi
Castel Ritaldi
Castel Ritaldi is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 40 km southeast of Perugia.Castel Ritaldi borders the following municipalities: Giano dell'Umbria, Montefalco, Spoleto, Trevi....
, Gualdo Cattaneo
Gualdo Cattaneo
Gualdo Cattaneo is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 25 km southeast of Perugia.-External links:* *'...
, Massa Martana
Massa Martana
Massa Martana is an ancient Italian town and comune in the Monti Martani mountain range in the province of Perugia . It is 10 km N of Acquasparta, 18 km N of San Gemini and 32 km N of Narni; 14 km S of Bastardo and 27 km S of Bevagna...
, Montefalco
Montefalco
Montefalco is a town and comune in the central part of the Italian province of Perugia, on an outcrop of the Colli Martani above the flood plain of the Clitunno river, 7 km SE of Bevagna, 11 km SW of Foligno, and 9 km NW of Trevi.-History:The town has been actively settled since...
, 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:...
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