Lugnano in Teverina
Encyclopedia
Lugnano in Teverina is a comune
(municipality
) in the Province of Terni
in the Italian
region Umbria
, located about 60 km south of Perugia
and about 25 km west of Terni
.
Lugnano in Teverina borders the following municipalities: Alviano
, Amelia
, Attigliano
, Graffignano
.
Nearby, there is the unique site known as the "Children's Necropolis
", dating to the mid-5th century AD. The site includes the burial grounds of new-born and aborted fetuses. The causes of the unusual sepultures are unknown.
It is now possible to stay in the converted rooms of the Convent of San Francesco.
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
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
) 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
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 60 km south 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 25 km west 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:...
.
Lugnano in Teverina borders the following municipalities: Alviano
Alviano
Alviano is a town and comune in the province of Terni .It has a population of 1,508....
, Amelia
Amelia (Italy)
Amelia is a town and comune of the province of Terni, in the Umbria region of central Italy. It grew up around an ancient hill fort, known to the Romans as '.-Geography:...
, Attigliano
Attigliano
Attigliano is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 70 km south of Perugia and about 30 km west of Terni....
, Graffignano
Graffignano
Graffignano is a comune in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about 80 km northwest of Rome and about 20 km northeast of Viterbo...
.
Main sights
- Palazzo Pennone
- Palazzo of the Bufalari Counts
- Church of Santa Maria Assunta
- Convent of San Francesco
Nearby, there is the unique site known as the "Children's Necropolis
Necropolis
A necropolis is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. The word comes from the Greek νεκρόπολις - nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead"...
", dating to the mid-5th century AD. The site includes the burial grounds of new-born and aborted fetuses. The causes of the unusual sepultures are unknown.
It is now possible to stay in the converted rooms of the Convent of San Francesco.