San Giustino

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San Giustino (Umbria)
Coordinates: 43°33′N12°11′E / 43.550°N 12.183°E / 43.550; 12.183
Country Italy
Region Umbria
Province Perugia (PG)
Frazioni Celalba, Cospaia, Selci-Lama, Uselle-Renzetti
Area
[1]
 • Total
80.7 km2 (31.2 sq mi)
Elevation
336 m (1,102 ft)
Population
 (2019) [2]
 • Total
11 101
Demonym Sangiustinesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Dialing code 075
Patron saintSt. Justin
Saint day1 June
Website Official website

San Giustino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 kilometres (31 miles) northwest of Perugia on the Tiber River.

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History

In ancient Roman times it was a town named Meliscianum. [3]

Nearby at Colle Plinio a large elaborate ancient Roman villa that belonged to the Plinys, Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger. [4]

Later history

The frazione of Cospaia was a small independent republic from 1440 until 1826.

Monuments

Geography

Located in north of Umbria, next to the borders with Tuscany and Marche, the municipality borders with Borgo Pace (PU), Citerna, Città di Castello, Mercatello sul Metauro (PU) and Sansepolcro (AR). It counts the hamlets ( frazioni ) of Celalba, Cospaia, Selci-Lama and Uselle-Renzetti.

International relations

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San Giustino is twinned with:

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References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ↑ San Giustino
  4. ↑ A. Marzano, Country Villas in Roman Central Italy: Reassessing the Evidence, A Tall Order: Writing the Social History of the Ancient World, J. Aubert et al. Leipzig 2005, ISBN   3-598-77828-7 p 252

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