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 | Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia Romagna Friuli Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Le Marche Molise Piemonte Puglia Sardinia Sicily Tuscany Trentino Alto Adige Umbria Perugia Assisi Bastia Umbra Castiglione Del Lago Citta Di Castello Corciano Foligno Gubbio Spoleto Umbertide Valle D Aosta Veneto | | GubbioItaly > Umbria > Perugia > GubbioGubbio is a town and comune (township) in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia, (Umbria), 43°21N 12°34E. At 522 m (1713 ft) above sea-level, it clings to the first slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. Its population according to the 2003 census was 16,800. The historical center of Gubbio is of concentratedly medieval aspect: it is an austere-looking town of dark grey stone, narrow streets, and Gothic architecture. A fair number of the houses in Gubbio date to the 14th and 15th centuries, and were originally the dwellings of wealthy merchants; they often have a second door fronting on the street, usually just a few inches from the main entrance, narrower, and a foot or so above the actual street level. This type of door is called a porta dei morti (door of the dead) because it is commonly stated that it was used only for removing the bodies of any who might have died inside the house. This is almost certainly false, but there is no firm agreement on the true purpose of the secondary doors. Gubbio is known throughout Italy for the Corsa dei Ceri, a spectacular race held every year on May 15, in which three teams, devoted to S. Ubaldo (the patron saint of Gubbio), S. Giorgio, and S. Antonio, run through throngs of cheering supporters (clad in the distinctive colours of yellow, blue and black, with white trousers and red belts and neckbands), up much of the mountain from the main square in front of the Palazzo dei Consoli to the basilica of S. Ubaldo, each team carrying a statue of their saint mounted on a wooden octagonal prism, similar to a hour-glass shape 5 meters (16 feet) tall and weighing over 400 kilograms (about 900 pounds). The race has strong devotional, civic, and historical overtones and is one of the best-known folklore manifestations in Italy; the Ceri were chosen as the heraldic emblem on the coat of arms of Umbria as a modern administrative region. Content Referred to by This ArticleFind out more about the information contained in this article by clicking one of the links listed below. Perugia, Umbria Snippets of Articles Relating to GubbioItaly > Umbria > Perugia Perugia (population 150,000) is a city in the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber river, and the capital of the province of Perugia. Italy > Umbria > Perugia > Foligno Foligno, an ancient town of Italy, in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, at 233 meters (764 ft) above sea-level, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is 40 km (25 mi) SE of Perugia, 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Trevi and 6 km (4 mi) S of Spello. The 2003 census puts its population at 52,300. Italy > Umbria > Perugia > Assisi Assisi is a town and episcopal see on the western flank of Mt. Subasio in Perugia province in the Italian region of Umbria. It was the birthplace of St. Francis (Francesco Bernadone), who founded the Franciscan religious order here in 1208, and St. Clare (Chiara d'Offreducci), the founder of the Poor Clares. In the 19th century another saint was born in Assisi, Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows was baptised in the same font in which St. Francis himself had been baptised. | |
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