Perugia | |
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| Comune di Perugia | |
Panorama of Piazza IV Novembre Basilica San Pietro Perugia from Porta Sole | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Perugia  | |
  Perugia Location of Perugia in Umbria  Perugia Perugia (Umbria) | |
| Coordinates: 43°6′44″N 12°23′20″E / 43.11222°N 12.38889°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Province | Perugia (PG) |
| Frazioni | See list |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vittoria Ferdinandi (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 449.5 km2 (173.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 493 m (1,617 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 161,228 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Perugino |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 06100 |
| Dialing code | 075 |
| Patron saint | St. Constantius, St. Herculanus, St. Lawrence |
| Saint day | 29 January |
| Website | Official website |
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Perugia (/pəˈruːdʒə/ pə-ROO-jə,[3][4] US also /-dʒiə, peɪˈ-/ -jee-ə, pay-;[5] Italian: [peˈruːdʒa] ; Latin: Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about 164 km (102 mi) north of Rome and 148 km (92 mi) southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area.
The history of Perugia goes back to the Etruscan period; Perugia was one of the main Etruscan cities.
The city is also known as a university town, with the University of Perugia founded in 1308, the University for Foreigners, and some smaller colleges such as the Academy of Fine Arts "Pietro Vannucci" (Italian: Accademia di Belle Arti "Pietro Vannucci") public athenaeum founded in 1573, the Perugia University Institute of Linguistic Mediation for translators and interpreters, the Music Conservatory of Perugia, founded in 1788, and other institutes.
Perugia is also a well-known cultural and artistic centre of Italy. The city hosts multiple annual festivals and events, e.g., former Eurochocolate Festival (October), now in Bastia Umbra, the Umbria Jazz Festival (July), and the International Journalism Festival (in April), and is associated with multiple notable people in the arts.
Painter Pietro Vannucci, nicknamed Perugino, was a native of Città della Pieve, near Perugia. He decorated the local Sala del Cambio with a series of frescoes; eight of his pictures can also be seen in the National Gallery of Umbria.[6]
Perugino was the teacher of Raphael,[7] the great Renaissance artist who produced five paintings in Perugia (today no longer in the city)[8] and one fresco.[9] Another painter, Pinturicchio, lived in Perugia. Galeazzo Alessi is the most famous architect from Perugia.[10]
The city's symbol is the griffin, which can be seen in the form of plaques and statues on buildings around the city. It is also the symbol of the local football club A.C. Perugia, who have previously played in the Serie A. Having never been Italian champions, the club went unbeaten in the 1978–79 season in spite of finishing second in the championship.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Italian National Institute of Statistics https://www.tuttitalia.it/umbria/provincia-di-perugia/72-comuni/popolazione/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Perugia" (US) and "Perugia". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.
- ^ "Perugia". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Perugia". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ cf. Perugia, Raffaele Rossi, Pietro Scarpellini, 1993 (Vol. 1, pg. 337, 344)
- ^ "...it appears most probable that he did not enter Perugino's studio till the end of 1499, as during the four or five years before that Perugino was mostly absent from his native city. The so-called Sketch Book of Raphael in the academy of Venice contains studies apparently from the cartoons of some of Perugino's Sistine frescoes, possibly done as practice in drawing." (Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition).
See also "Perugia". The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Columbia University Press., 2003 - ^ The precise role of Raphael in Perugino's works, executed during his apprenticeship, is disputed by scholars. The independent works depicted in Perugia are: the Ansidei Madonna (taken by the French under the terms of the Treaty of Tolentino in 1798), the Deposition by Raphael (Pala Baglioni, this masterpiece was expropriated by Scipione Borghese in 1608, cf. 'The Guardian, October 19, 2004), the Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints, by Raphael (formerly located in the convent of St Anthony of Padua cf.The Colonna Altarpiece review at Art History Archived 2007-12-19 at the Wayback Machine), the Connestabile Madonna (this picture left Perugia in 1871, when Count Connestabile sold it to the emperor of Russia for £13,200, cf. Encyclopædia Britannica), the Oddi altar by Raphael (requisitioned by the French in 1798)
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