Bastardo | |
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Village church of Saint Barbara | |
Coordinates: 42°52′15″N12°33′35″E / 42.87083°N 12.55972°E Coordinates: 42°52′15″N12°33′35″E / 42.87083°N 12.55972°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | ![]() |
Province | Perugia (PG) |
Comune | Giano dell'Umbria |
Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 2,018 |
Demonym(s) | Bastardesi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 06030 |
Dialing code | 0742 |
Bastardo is an Italian village and frazione (hamlet) of the municipality of Giano dell'Umbria, in the Province of Perugia, Umbria. As of 2011 its population was of 1,549. [1]
Located in central Umbria in the valley of River Puglia, a tributary of the Tiber, at the altitude of 290 m (951 ft) above sea-level, Bastardo is 7 km far (about 4 mi) from Giano, 6 from Gualdo Cattaneo and 20 from Foligno. It is an agricultural products processing center that counts several hotels and restaurants, due to its location in a scenic area of Umbria.
The town grew around an inn and stabling station in the 17th or 18th century, and was once known as Osteria del Bastardo (i.e. "Bastard's Inn"). [2] In the 1920s the toponym was shortened to its current form and, from 1933, a name change was suggested but it was never modified. Bastardo has been noted for its unusual place name. [3]
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