Ferentillo is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Terni
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in the
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region
Umbria
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, located about 60 km southeast of
Perugia
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and about 12 km northeast of
Terni
Terni ( ; ; ) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria, in Central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera (Tiber), River Nera. It is northeast ...
. The ''comune'', located in the
valley of the Nera, is divided by the river into the burghs of Matterella and Precetto.
Ferentillo borders the following municipalities:
Arrone,
Leonessa,
Montefranco
Montefranco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 70 km southeast of Perugia and about 10 km northeast of Terni. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,329 and an ar ...
,
Monteleone di Spoleto,
Polino,
Scheggino,
Spoleto
Spoleto (, also , , ; ) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is south of Trevi, north of Terni, southeast of Perugia; southeast of Florence; and north of Rome.
H ...
.
History
Remains of ancient settlements include an
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necropolis outside Ferentillo, at Caldane. The town developed around a 14th castle (''Castello di Madonna''), first owned by the Monaldeschi della Cervara, then of the
Spada and the Dukes of Montevecchio.
Main sights
*At Matterella:
**''Collegiata di Santa Maria'' (13th century), with fresco of
Raphael
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school.
**Medieval castle
*At Precetto:
**Church of ''Santo Stefano'' (16th century), with frescoes of
Perugino
Pietro Perugino ( ; ; born Pietro Vannucci or Pietro Vanucci; – 1523), an Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school, developed some of the qualities that found classic expression in the High Renaissance. Raphael became his most famous ...
school. The crypt is from the 14th century and has frescoes of the same age.
**Museum of Mummies
**Medieval castle
**''Palazzo Montholon''
*At Macenano:
**Abbey of
San Pietro in Valle (6th-8th centuries), with 13th-century frescoes.
Demographic evolution
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Frazioni
The biggest fraction is Macenano where the San Pietro in Valle Abbey is located. Other fractions are:
Umbriano, Ampognano, Castellonalto, Castellone Basso, Colle Olivo, Colli,
Gabbio, Leazzano, Le Mura, Lorino, Macchialunga, Macelletto,
Macenano,
Terria,
Monterivoso, Nicciano, Sambucheto, San Mamiliano.
Twin towns
*
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,
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References
External links
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Cities and towns in Umbria
Castles in Italy