Marsciano

Comune in Umbria, Italy

Location of Marsciano

42°55′N 12°20′E / 42.917°N 12.333°E / 42.917; 12.333CountryItalyRegionUmbriaProvinceProvince of Perugia (PG)FrazioniBadiola, Cascina, Castello delle Forme, Castiglione della Valle, Cerqueto, Cerro, Compignano, Marsciano Stazione, Mercatello, Migliano, Monte Vibiano Vecchio, Morcella, Olmeto, Pallotta, Papiano, Pieve Caina, San Biagio della Valle, San Valentino della Collina, Sant'Apollinare, Sant'Elena, Schiavo, Spina, Via Larga, Villanova di MarscianoGovernment

• MayorFrancesca MeleArea

^[1]

• Total161.5 km² (62.4 sq mi)Elevation

184 m (604 ft)Population

(30 September 2017)^[2]

• Total18,700 • Density120/km² (300/sq mi)DemonymMarscianesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

06055

Dialing code075Patron saintSt. John the BaptistWebsiteOfficial website

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:^[3]

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.