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Sant'Anatolia di Narco 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 Italian
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region Umbria
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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 ...
, in the middle Valnerina valley. It is a medieval town commanded by a 12th-century castle, with a 14th-century line of walls.History
Situated near the Nera river, the town has been inhabited since ancient times but owes its current appearance to the late medieval period. The castle that dominates the town dates back to 1198, while the walls, with two 1400's towers, were built in 13th-14th century.AA. VV. (2004), p. 454Main Sights
Church of Sant'Anatolia
The parish church of Sant'Anatolia contains valuable frescoes from the 14th century. Also of great artistic interest is the small Renaissance-style church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which has recently been carefully restored.
Convent of Santa Croce
The convent of Santa Croce was built in the 13th century. The blessed Cristina, a Franciscan tertiary, lived there in the 14th century. Abandoned, it was rebuilt in 1610. It was under the patronage of theLateran Basilica
The Archbasilica Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist in the Lateran ( it, Arcibasilica del Santissimo Salvatore e dei Santi Giovanni Battista ed Evangelista in Laterano), also known as the Papa ...
and was attributed to the Franciscan order.
Since 2008, Sant'Anatolia has been home to the ''Museo della Canapa'', which is housed in the 16th-century town hall and is one of the branches of the Umbrian Apennine Ridge Eco-museum. It traces the development of hemp cultivation over the centuries in the middle Valnerina.
Abbey of San Felice and Mauro
In the hamlet of Castel San Felice stands the Abbey of San Felice and Mauro, dedicated to the two Syrian hermits who evangelized this area in the 5th century; the church was rebuilt in the 12th century. The abbey is located in the hamlet of Castel San Felice.Transportation
Railway
From 1926 to 1968 Sant'Anatolia di Narco was served (via the station of the same name) by the Spoleto-Norcia railway, a narrow-gauge line connectingSpoleto
Spoleto (, also , , ; la, Spoletum) 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.
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with 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 ...
, which ran from 1 November 1926 to 31 July 1968, when it was closed down. The traces of the railway are almost all preserved, and the trackbed has been converted into a cycle path.
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