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Lugnano in Teverina is a comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 (municipality
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
) in the Province of Terni
Province of Terni

The Province of Terni is the smaller of the two Provinces of Italy in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising one-third of both the area and population of the region....
 in the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 region Umbria
Umbria

Umbria is a Regions of Italy of central Italy. Its capital is Perugia. It has an area of 8,456 km? and about 900,000 inhabitants....
, located about 60 km south of Perugia
Perugia

Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber river, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city symbol is the griffin, which can be seen in the form of plaques and statues on buildings around the city....
 and about 25 km west of Terni
Terni

Terni is an ancient town of Italy, capital of Province of Terni in southern Umbria, 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....
.

Lugnano in Teverina borders the following municipalities: Alviano
Alviano

Alviano is a town and commune in the province of Terni .It has a population of 1,508....
, Amelia
Amelia (Italy)

Amelia is a town and comune of the province of Terni, in the Umbria region of central Italy. It grew up around an ancient hill fort, known to the Romans as Ameria....
, Attigliano
Attigliano

Attigliano is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italy region Umbria, located about 70 km south of Perugia and about 30 km west of Terni....
, Graffignano
Graffignano

Graffignano is a comune in the Province of Viterbo in the Italy region Latium, located about 80 km northwest of Rome and about 20 km northeast of Viterbo....
.


In the nearby is the unique site known as the "Children Necropolis
Necropolis

A necropolis is a large cemetery or burial place . Apart from the occasional application of the word to modern cemeteries outside large towns, the term...
", dating to the mid-5th century AD. The site include burial sites of new-born and abortion fetuses.






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Lugnano in Teverina is a comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 (municipality
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
) in the Province of Terni
Province of Terni

The Province of Terni is the smaller of the two Provinces of Italy in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising one-third of both the area and population of the region....
 in the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 region Umbria
Umbria

Umbria is a Regions of Italy of central Italy. Its capital is Perugia. It has an area of 8,456 km? and about 900,000 inhabitants....
, located about 60 km south of Perugia
Perugia

Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the Tiber river, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city symbol is the griffin, which can be seen in the form of plaques and statues on buildings around the city....
 and about 25 km west of Terni
Terni

Terni is an ancient town of Italy, capital of Province of Terni in southern Umbria, 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....
.

Lugnano in Teverina borders the following municipalities: Alviano
Alviano

Alviano is a town and commune in the province of Terni .It has a population of 1,508....
, Amelia
Amelia (Italy)

Amelia is a town and comune of the province of Terni, in the Umbria region of central Italy. It grew up around an ancient hill fort, known to the Romans as Ameria....
, Attigliano
Attigliano

Attigliano is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italy region Umbria, located about 70 km south of Perugia and about 30 km west of Terni....
, Graffignano
Graffignano

Graffignano is a comune in the Province of Viterbo in the Italy region Latium, located about 80 km northwest of Rome and about 20 km northeast of Viterbo....
.

Main sights

  • Palazzo Pennone
  • Palazzo of the Bufalari Counts
  • Church of Santa Maria Assunta
  • Convent of San Francesco


In the nearby is the unique site known as the "Children Necropolis
Necropolis

A necropolis is a large cemetery or burial place . Apart from the occasional application of the word to modern cemeteries outside large towns, the term...
", dating to the mid-5th century AD. The site include burial sites of new-born and abortion fetuses. The causes of the unusual sepultures are unknown.

Demographic evolution


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