San Giustino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 kilometres (31 miles) northwest of Perugia on the Tiber River.
San Giustino | |
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| Comune di San Giustino | |
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Location of San Giustino  | |
  San Giustino Location of San Giustino in Italy  San Giustino San Giustino (Umbria) | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′N 12°11′E / 43.550°N 12.183°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Province | Perugia (PG) |
| Frazioni | Celalba, Cospaia, Selci-Lama, Uselle-Renzetti |
| Area | |
• Total | 80.7 km2 (31.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 11 101 |
| Demonym | Sangiustinesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Dialing code | 075 |
| Patron saint | St. Justin |
| Saint day | 1 June |
| Website | Official website |
History
editIn ancient Roman times it was a town named Meliscianum.[3]
Nearby at Colle Plinio a large elaborate ancient Roman villa that belonged to the Plinys, Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger.[4]
Later history
editThe frazione of Cospaia was a small independent republic from 1440 until 1826.
Geography
editLocated in north of Umbria, next to the borders with Tuscany and Marche, the municipality borders with Borgo Pace (PU), Citerna, Città di Castello, Mercatello sul Metauro (PU) and Sansepolcro (AR). It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Celalba, Cospaia, Selci-Lama and Uselle-Renzetti.
International relations
editTwin towns — Sister cities
editSan Giustino is twinned with:
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ San Giustino
- ^ A. Marzano, Country Villas in Roman Central Italy: Reassessing the Evidence, A Tall Order: Writing the Social History of the Ancient World, J. Aubert et al. Leipzig 2005, ISBN 3-598-77828-7 p 252
External links
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Media related to San Giustino at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Italian) Official website
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