Preci is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Perugia The Province of Perugia ( it, Provincia di 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. The province covered al ...

in the

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region

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, located about 60 km southeast 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 ...

. It is a medieval burg (13th century) developed inside a fortress, which was almost entirely destroyed by an earthquake in 1328. Preci borders the following municipalities:

Castelsantangelo sul Nera Castelsantangelo sul Nera is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region of Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata Macerata () is a city and '' comune'' in central Italy, t ...

Cerreto di Spoleto Cerreto di Spoleto is an Italian village and ''comune'' of the province of Perugia in Umbria. It is a dispersed rural community with 1,158 inhabitants spread over 8 '' frazioni''. Its claim to fame is to be the root of the English term "charlatan" ...

Norcia Norcia (), traditionally known in English by its Latin name of Nursia (), is a town and comune in the province of Perugia (Italy) in southeastern Umbria. Unlike many ancient towns, it is located in a wide plain abutting the Monti Sibillini, a su ...

Visso Visso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. It houses the seat of Monti Sibillini National Park. Main sights * San Giacomo c ...

. The old centre of Preci was badly damaged in the

October 2016 Central Italy Earthquakes A series of major earthquakes struck Central Italy between the Marche and Umbria regions in October 2016. The third quake on 30 October was the largest in Italy in 36 years, since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. Earthquakes A magnitude 5.5 earthq ...

. As at July 2018, the old centre of Preci is entirely closed off to visitors pending reconstruction work.

Main sights

*Remains of the 13th-century castle in the ''frazione'' of Acquaro *Pre-historic grotto tombs, in the ''frazione'' of Fiano d'Abeto *Church of ''Annunziata'' in Poggio di Croce. It houses a 14th-century fresco of the ''Annunciation'' by

Giovanni del Biondo Giovanni del Biondo was a 14th-century Italian painter of the Gothic and early-Renaissance period. He was active in the period 1356-1399 and is mainly known for his panel paintings. He specialized in religious-themed works, many of which have su ...

References

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