Magione () is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Perugia
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in the
Italian
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region
Umbria
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, located about 15 km west of
Perugia
Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia.
The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and pa ...
.
Magione borders the following municipalities:
Castiglione del Lago,
Corciano
Corciano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 8 km west of Perugia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 17,008 and an area of 63.7 km².All demographics and othe ...
,
Panicale,
Passignano sul Trasimeno
Passignano sul Trasimeno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region of Umbria, located about 20 km northwest of Perugia.
Passignano was home to a historic Italian airplane factory, the SAI Ambrosini, now ...
,
Perugia
Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia.
The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and pa ...
,
Tuoro sul Trasimeno
Tuoro sul Trasimeno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 25 km northwest of Perugia.
Tuoro sul Trasimeno borders the following municipalities: Castiglione del Lago, Cortona, Li ...
, and
Umbertide. It is located on the eastern shore of
Lake Trasimeno.
To the east is the
Autodromo dell'Umbria, an operating automobile and motorcycle circuit of the national level.
History
The town was home to a ''magione'' (pilgrim house) built in the Middle Ages by the
Knights Templar, hence the current name. It was later owned by the
Knights Hospitaller
The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order. It was headq ...
, who turned it into an abbey, which was fortified in the 14th century.
In 1502 it was the place where several Umbrian and
Marche lords set a plot against
Cesare Borgia. In the following centuries the castle housed some historical figures such as
Pope Benedict XIV
Pope Benedict XIV ( la, Benedictus XIV; it, Benedetto XIV; 31 March 1675 – 3 May 1758), born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death in May 1758. Pope Be ...
and
Pope Pius VII.
References
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Cities and towns in Umbria
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