Castel Viscardo
Encyclopedia
Castel Viscardo is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Terni
in the Italian
region Umbria
,
and about 35 km northeast of Terni
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,070 and an area of 26.2 km².
Castel Viscardo borders the following municipalities: Acquapendente
, Allerona
, Castel Giorgio
, Orvieto
.
.
Since 2006, the Department of Classics at Saint Anselm College
has been excavating an Etrusco-Romano site just below Monterubiaglio. The excavation has yielded a number of interesting finds and structures that date from the 8th century BCE to the 10th CE. http://digumbria.com
Local agriculture is a primary industry, particular viticulture and its production is part of the Orvieto wine producing region, which is best known for the white wine Orvieto Classico. Lately however some wine growers have produced a new label "Monrubio" which is a red wine.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Terni
Province of Terni
The Province of Terni is the smaller of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising one-third of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Terni...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Umbria
Umbria
Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...
,
Geography
The town lies about 60 km southwest of PerugiaPerugia
Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....
and about 35 km northeast of Terni
Terni
Terni is a city in southern Umbria, central Italy, capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is 104 km N of Rome, 36 km NW of Rieti, and 29 km S of Spoleto.-History:...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,070 and an area of 26.2 km².
Acquapendente
Acquapendente is a city and comune in the province of Viterbo, in Lazio . Acquapendente is an important centre for the agricultural production of vegetables and wine, and has a tradition of pottery craftmanship.-History:...
, Allerona
Allerona
Allerona is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 km southwest of Perugia and about 60 km northwest of Terni....
, Castel Giorgio
Castel Giorgio
Castel Giorgio is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 60 km southwest of Perugia and about 60 km northwest of Terni on the Alfine Highland, facing the Lake Bolsena.-History:...
, Orvieto
Orvieto
Orvieto is a city and comune in Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff...
.
Frazioni
Monterubiaglio is a paesello, a small hilltop village, below Castel Viscardo. The name Monterubiaglio literally means "red garlic mountain". Monterubiaglio has approximately 600 inhabitants, but during the summer time the population grows much larger as it is a popular vacation spot for persons who are originally from the village but may have moved elsewhere such as RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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Since 2006, the Department of Classics at Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College is a nationally ranked, private, Benedictine, Catholic liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Founded in 1889 by Abbot Hilary Pfrängle, O.S.B. of Saint Mary's Abbey in Newark, New Jersey, at the request of Bishop Denis M. Bradley of Manchester, New Hampshire, the...
has been excavating an Etrusco-Romano site just below Monterubiaglio. The excavation has yielded a number of interesting finds and structures that date from the 8th century BCE to the 10th CE. http://digumbria.com
Local agriculture is a primary industry, particular viticulture and its production is part of the Orvieto wine producing region, which is best known for the white wine Orvieto Classico. Lately however some wine growers have produced a new label "Monrubio" which is a red wine.