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Though Perugia is located in the central part of Italy, the city experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) similar to much of Northern Italy due to its inland location and the diverse, hilly topography of Umbria. Typically, summers are warm to hot and humid, while winters are cold with occasional snowfall.
Location Piazza IV Novembre , Perugia 43°06′44″N 12°23′20″E / 43.112192°N 12.38881°E / 43.112192; 12.38881 The Fontana Maggiore , a masterpiece of medieval sculpture, placed in the centre of Piazza IV Novembre (formerly Piazza Grande), is the monument symbol of the city of Perugia
It is located in the central Piazza IV Novembre in Perugia, Umbria. It extends along Corso Vannucci up to Via Boncambi. It still houses part of the municipality, and, on the third floor, the Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria. [1] It takes its name from the Priori, the highest political authority governing the city in the medieval era.
Spoleto (/ s p ə ˈ l eɪ t oʊ /, [3] also US: / s p oʊ ˈ l eɪ t oʊ, s p oʊ ˈ l iː t oʊ /, [4] UK: / s p oʊ ˈ l ɛ t oʊ /, [5] Italian: [spoˈleːto]; Latin: Spoletium) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines
A number of lead bullets used by slingers have been found in and around the city. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The city was burnt, we are told, with the exception of the temples of Vulcan and Juno — the massive Etruscan terrace-walls, naturally, can hardly have suffered at all — and the town, with the territory for a mile round, was allowed to be occupied ...
During the Middle to Late Bronze Age (1400-1200 BCE), there appears to have been a significant increase in population throughout the region. [3] Beginning around 1400 BCE, there appears to have been a major shift in the settlement pattern in the Gubbio valley: from dispersed habitation of the valley below to "the occupation of a single, strategically placed, upland site": Monte Ingino.
The main block of the castle dates to the 13th century. In the Perugia's archives there is a document [1] dated 18 January 1200 certifies that Gerardo di Ugolino di Alberico, making himself an official citizen of Perugia, submitted his properties in the hill of "Montarone" to the consul Bernarduccio. [2]
1797 - Perugia was occupied by the French. [3] 1798 - Perugia becomes part of the Trasimène (1798) department of France. 1832 - Earthquake. [3] 1838 - Earthquake. [3] 1840 - Ancient Hypogeum of the Volumnus family rediscovered near Perugia. 1849 Austrians in power. [3] Cimitero monumentale di Perugia (cemetery) established.