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Ferentillo 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 ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Terni The Province of Terni ( it, Provincia di Terni) is the smaller of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising one-third of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Terni. The province came into bein ...
in the Italian 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 par ...
and about 12 km northeast of
Terni Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) 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 river. It is ...
. 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 :''Leonessa is also the name of a ''frazione'' of Bassano Romano.'' Leonessa is a town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Province of Rieti in the Lazio region of central Italy. Its population in 2008 was around 2,700. Situated in ...
, Montefranco, Monteleone di Spoleto, Polino, Scheggino,
Spoleto 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. History Sp ...
.


History

Remains of ancient settlements include an Etruscan 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 Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual ...
school. **Medieval castle *At Precetto: **Church of ''Santo Stefano'' (16th century), with frescoes of
Perugino Pietro Perugino (, ; – 1523), born Pietro Vannucci, was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school, who developed some of the qualities that found classic expression in the High Renaissance. Raphael was his most famous pupil. Ea ...
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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References


External links


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