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Foligno (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 57 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.9500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 42 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.7000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located at strategic pass between Umbrian plain & Adriatic coast; home to Umbrians, then Romans; streets still reflect Roman regular plan; was powerful medieval rival of Perugia; prospered under Trinci family in 15th cen.; bombed in WW II. |
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| Foligno (preferred,C,V)
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| Fulginia (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Fulginium (H,V)
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............ | Roman name |
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Umbria (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Foligno (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by Umbrians, later was a Roman town |
| town (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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since ancient times, due to its location commanding an important pass |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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has sugar refineries, also produces textiles, timber & paper |
| cultural center (C) |
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noted for museums & Romanesque & medieval architecture; 1st edition of Dante's Divine Comedy was printed here in 1472 |
| religious center (H) |
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was noted as home of 13th-cen. mystic, Angela da Foligno |
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