Spello

Spello
Comune di Spello
Panorama of Spello
Panorama of Spello
Location of Spello
Map
Spello is located in Italy
Spello
Spello
Location of Spello in Italy
Spello is located in Umbria
Spello
Spello
Spello (Umbria)
Coordinates: 42°59′20″N 12°40′20″E / 42.98889°N 12.67222°E / 42.98889; 12.67222
CountryItaly
RegionUmbria
ProvincePerugia (PG)
FrazioniCollepino, San Giovanni, Limiti, Acquatino, Capitan Loreto
Government
 • MayorMoreno Landrini
Area
 • Total61 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2016)[2]
 • Total8,579
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
DemonymSpellani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
06038
Dialing code0742
Patron saintSt. Felix
Saint dayMay 18
WebsiteOfficial website

Spello (in Antiquity: Hispellum) is an ancient town and comune (township) of Italy, in the province of Perugia in eastern-central Umbria, on the lower southern flank of Monte Subasio. It is 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Foligno and 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Assisi. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

The old walled town lies on a regularly NW-SE sloping ridge that eventually meets the plain. From the top of the ridge, Spello commands a good view of the Umbrian plain towards Perugia; at the bottom of the ridge, the town spills out of its walls into a small modern section (or borgo) served by the rail line from Rome to Florence via Perugia.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Umbria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.