Bastia Umbra () is a ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Perugia The province of 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 all of Umbria until 1927, w ...

in the

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region

Umbria Umbria ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region of central Italy. It includes Lake Trasimeno and Cascata delle Marmore, Marmore Falls, and is crossed by the Tiber. It is the only landlocked region on the Italian Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula. The re ...

, located about 15 km southeast of

Perugia Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 ...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 20,523 and an area of 27.6 km².All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Bastia Umbra borders the following municipalities:

Assisi Assisi (, also ; ; from ; Central Italian: ''Ascesi'') is a town and comune of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Prope ...

, Bettona,

, and

Torgiano Torgiano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italy, Italian region Umbria, located about 10 km southeast of Perugia. Torgiano borders the following municipalities: Bastia Umbra, Bettona, Deruta, Perugia. It is on ...

History

First news of settlements in the area dates from the 11th century AD, although the presence of Roman ruins testify that it was inhabited also in ancient times. In the Middle Ages Bastia was entangled in the struggle between the communes of

and

; in 1319, after a siege of seven months, troops from the latter ravaged it. Bastia was however quickly rebuilt with a new castle and 18 towers. From 1300 to 1594 it was a possession of Perugia, and subsequently of the

Papal States The Papal States ( ; ; ), officially the State of the Church, were a conglomeration of territories on the Italian peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope from 756 to 1870. They were among the major states of Italy from the 8th c ...

. The suffix "Umbra" was added after the annexation to the newly unified Kingdom of Italy in 1860.

Geography

*Average altitude: 200 m s.l.m. *Highest point: 215 m s.l.m. *Lowest point: 180 m s.l.m. In the territory of Bastia Umbra flow three watercourses: the river Chiascio, the

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Tescio and the ''Cagnola'', a ditch that flows into the river.

Main sights

*'' Santa Croce'': church built by Franciscan order in 1295 in white and pink stone. Refurbished over the centuries, the Gothic façade from 1334. *San Polo di Abadessa *San Michele Arcangelo *San Rocco *Portta Sant'Angelo

Demographic evolution

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Twin towns

* Höchberg,

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* Sant Sadurní d'Anoia,

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* Luz-Saint-Sauveur,

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References

External links

* {{authority control Cities and towns in Umbria