Foligno

Foligno, (Latin: Fulginiae, Fulginium) 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.

Related Topics:
Fulginiae, Fulginium - Italy - Province of Perugia - Umbria - Topino river - Clitunno - Perugia - Trevi - Spello - 2003

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Foligno is a station on the main line from Rome to Ancona, and is the junction for Perugia; it is thus an important rail center, with repair and maintenance yards for the trains of central Italy, and was subjected to severe Allied aerial bombing in World War II, responsible for its relatively modern aspect, although it retains some medieval monuments. Of its Roman past there is no significant trace.

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Rome - Ancona - World War II

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