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Encyclopedia: Umbria

Umbria is a region of Central Italy, bordered by Tuscany to the west, the Marche to the east and Lazio to the south. This region is mostly hilly or mountainous. Its relief is dominated by the Apennines to the east — accounting for the highest point in the region at the summit of Mt. Vettore on the border of the Marche (2476 m =  8123 ft) — and the Tiber valley basin, accounting for the lowest point at Attigliano (96 m = 315 ft).

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How to say "Umbria" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	翁布里亚
	(Japanese)	ウンブリア州
	(German)	Umbrien
	(Spanish)	Umbría
	(French)	Ombrie
	(Italian)	Umbria

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Todi

Todi is a town in the Province of Perugia (Umbria). It's the birthplace of Jacopone da Todi. For the Swiss mountain, see Tödi...

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Risaralda

Risaralda is a department of Colombia. It is in the western central region of the country. Its capital is Pereira. Municipalities Apia Balboa Belen de Umbria Dos Quebradas Guatica La Celia La Virginia Marsella Mistrato Pereira Pueblo Rico Quinchia Santa Rosa de Cabal Santuario...

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Chris Cooper (actor)

Seabiscuit (2003) ... Tom Smith My House in Umbria (2003) ... Thomas 'Tom' Riversmith Adaptation. (2002...

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Etruria

This article is about the ancient italian country. Etruria, Staffordshire is also a place in England. Etruria was an ancient country in central Italy, located in an area that covered part of what now are Tuscany, Latium and Umbria. It is eminently identified as the territory of Etruscans , and it...

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Osservatorio Astrometrico Santa Lucia Stroncone

Osservatorio Astrometrico Santa Lucia Stroncone (Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory) is located in north central Italy in the town of Stroncone in Umbria 4 miles SSE of the city of Terni. The observatory is at an elevation of 350 meters above sea level. It is an active center for the...

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Marche

republic of San Marino to the north-west, Umbria to the south-west, Abruzzo and Latium to the south... of the traditionally separate provinces of Pesaro and Urbino, that were part of ancient Umbria. The... | Molise | Piemonte (Piedmont) | Puglia (Apulia) | Toscana (Tuscany) | Umbria | Veneto | Regions with...

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Orvieto

Orvieto is a town in southwestern Umbria. In Etruscan times it was known as Velzna. In 264 BC, it was conquered by the Romans, who called it Volsinii. Orvieto is noted for its Romanesque-Gothic cathedral, designed by Arnolfo di Cambio, with construction beginning in 1290. Inside the cathedral is...

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Terni

Terni with a population of around 108,000 is a city in central Italy, on the Nera river. It was known to the Romans by the name Interamna . The city was probably founded in the 7th century BC by the Umbri. It is the capital of the Terni province in the region of Umbria. Other cities in the...

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Abruzzo

Abruzzi e Molise region (with Molise). It borders Marche to the north-west, Umbria to the west...) | Puglia (Apulia) | Toscana (Tuscany) | Umbria | Veneto | Regions with special autonomous status...

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Città di Castello

Città di Castello is a town in the northern part of the Umbria region of Italy. The town and its environs have a population of around 38,500 (circa 2000). It is located on the upper part of the flood plain of the River Tiber. The town's Etruscan name was Tiferno , and the Romans knew it as...

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