Sigillo is a comune (municipality) in the province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 35 km northeast of Perugia.
Sigillo | |
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| Comune di Sigillo | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sigillo  | |
  Sigillo Location of Sigillo in Italy  Sigillo Sigillo (Umbria) | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′52″N 12°44′32″E / 43.33111°N 12.74222°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Province | Perugia (PG) |
| Frazioni | Fontemaggio, Val di Ranco, Villa Scirca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giampiero Fugnanesi |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.48 km2 (10.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,401 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sigillani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 06028 |
| Dialing code | 075 |
| Patron saint | St. Anne |
| Saint day | July 26 |
| Website | Official website |
Sigillo borders the following municipalities: Costacciaro, Fabriano, Fossato di Vico, Gubbio.
History
editBefore the Roman conquest, the territory of Sigillo was inhabited by the Suillates, an Umbri tribe; later it was a Roman municipality as Suillum and was a stage on the Via Flaminia. In 410 it was destroyed by the Goths of Alaric I during his march to Rome.
Later it was part of the Lombard Duchy of Spoleto and of the gastaldate of Nocera, which, after the Frank conquest in the late 8th century, became the county of Nocera. In 1230 Emperor Frederick II destroyed it to punish its Guelph stance. The commune of Perugia rebuilt Sigillo in 1274 with a large castle. Subsequently the center was disputed between the Baglioni, Boldrino, Azzo and Montefeltro families, as well as by the condottiero Braccio da Montone. In 1500 it was sacked by Cesare Borgia and, in the mid-16th century, became part of the Papal States.
Main sights
edit- Romanesque-Gothic church of Santa Maria di Scirca, with 15th-century frescoes by Matteo di Gualdo
- Church of St. Anne, on the ancient Via Flaminia.
- Remains of the medieval Rocca ("Castle"), now an Augustinian convent.
- Roman bridges
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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