Assisi
Assisi (/əˈsiːsi/, also US: /-iːzi, əˈsɪsi, -ɪzi/, Italian: [asˈsiːzi]; from Latin: Asisium; Central Italian: Ascesi) is a town and comune of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio.
Assisi
Ascesi | |
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| Comune di Assisi | |
Panorama of Assisi | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Assisi | |
Assisi Location of Assisi in Umbria Assisi Assisi (Umbria) | |
| Coordinates: 43°04′33″N 12°37′03″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Province | Perugia (PG) |
| Frazioni | Armenzano, Capodacqua, Castelnuovo, Palazzo, Petrignano, Rivotorto, Santa Maria degli Angeli, San Vitale, Sterpeto, Torchiagina, Tordandrea, Tordibetto, Col d'Erba, Col d'Erba III, Collicello, Passaggio di Assisi, Pian della Pieve, Pieve San Nicolò, Podere Casanova, Ponte Grande, Renaiola, Rocca Sant'Angelo, San Damiano, San Gregorio, San Martino, San Martino Basso, San Presto, Santa Tecla, Tomba, Tombetta, Valecchie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefania Proietti (PD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 186.8 km2 (72.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 424 m (1,391 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2022) | |
| • Total | 27,862 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Assisiani/Assisiati |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 06081 |
| Dialing code | 075 |
| Patron saint | St. Rufinus of Assisi |
| Saint day | 12 August |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites |
| Includes | San Damiano, Eremo delle Carceri, Santuario di Rivotorto, Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli and Palazzo del Capitano del Perdono |
| Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi |
| Reference | 990 |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| Area | 14,563.25 ha |
| Buffer zone | 4,086.7 ha |
It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, born around 50–45 BC. It is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare (Chiara d'Offreducci), who with St. Francis founded the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. The 19th-century Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows was also born in Assisi.
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