Marsciano
Marsciano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 25 km south of Perugia.
Marsciano borders the following municipalities: Collazzone, Deruta, Fratta Todina, Perugia, Piegaro, San Venanzo, Todi.
The main church in the center of town is the neo-gothic style San Giovanni Battista. The facade of the 19th century Teatro Concordia serves as a portal to a modern cinema theater.
Rivers
The municipality is watered by the little Nestore River, a tributary of the Tiber. Marsciano's eastern border with neighboring Collazzone is marked by the River Tiber itself.
Twin towns - sister cities
Marsciano is twinned with:
Tremblay-en-France, France, since 1982
Orosei, Italy, since 1985
Loropéni, Burkina Faso, since 1987
Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, since 1998
People
- Giancarlo Antognoni, former footballer, world champion with Italy national football team in 1982.
- Monia Baccaille, road cyclist.
- Marco Bocci, actor.
- Trebonianus Gallus, Roman emperor from 251 to 253.
- Simone Mortaro, Italian footballer.
- Walter Sabatini, former footballer and coach.
- Luigi Salvatorelli, historian and journalist.
- Francesco Satolli, cardinal of the catholic church.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Gemellaggi". comune.marsciano.pg.it (in Italian). Marsciano. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Marsciano.
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