Città di Castello is a town in the northern part of the Regione Umbria Capital Perugia President Maria Rita Lorenzetti (Olive Tree) Provinces Perugia Terni Municipalities 92 Area 8,456 km²  - Ranked 16th (2.8 %) Population (2001)  - Total  - Ranked  - Density 825,826 17th (1.4 %) 98/km² Map higlighting the location of Umbria in Italy Umbria is a... Umbria region of For other uses, see Italy is the name of: a European country: Italy places in the United States Italy, New York - a town in Yates County Italy, Texas - a town in Ellis County, Texas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... Italy. The town and its environs have a population of around 38,300 (official census, 2003 is a This is the calendar for a common year starting on Wednesday (dominical letter E), e.g. 2003. (A common year is a year with 365 days — in other words, not a leap year.) January Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4... 2003). It is located on the upper part of the flood plain of the River Tiber River in Rome The River Tiber (Italian Tevere), the third longest river in Italy (disputed — see talk page) at 406 km (252 miles) after the Po and the Adige, flows through the Campagna and Rome in its course from Mount Fumaiolo to the Tyrrhenian Sea, which it reaches... Tiber.

The town may have been Etruscan; the Roman or Romans has several meanings, primarily related to the Roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and a commune. Contents // 1 Roman 1.1 See also 2 Geometry 3 Typography 4 Christianity 5 Geography Roman The noun Roman means a citizen of Rome. The adjective Roman means pertaining... Romans knew it as Tifernum Tiberinum (i.e., Tifernum on the Tiber). It was largely destroyed during the This article deals with the continental Ostrogoths. For information on the Ostrogoths that Jordanes placed in Scandinavia, see Ostrogothia, Scandza was the name given to Scandinavia by Jordanes, in his work Getica. It contains several accurate descriptions of Scandinavia, but is also jumbled and composed of information from several sources... Ostrogothic campaign under their king Totila was king of the Ostrogoths, chosen after the death of his uncle Ildibad in 541. His real name was Baduila, which can be seen from the coinage issued by him. His lifes work was the restoration of the Gothic kingdom in Italy and he entered upon the task... Totila. The town was subsequently rebuilt and renamed first Castrum Felicitatis and later Civitas Castelli. Later it became the domain of the Vitelli family (for whom Antonio Sangallo built an extensive palace), before Cesare Borgia (September, 1475 - March 12, 1507), Duke of Valencia, the illegitimate son of Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia) and brother to Lucrezia Borgia. Cesare was born to the mistress of Rodrigo Borgia, an important cardinal and nephew of Pope Calixtus III. Borgia planned to use the forces of the... Cesare Borgia had the patrianch of the Vitelli strangled and Città di Castello added to the papal possessions.

Città di Castello has a very lively, urban feel for so relatively small a town. The city is mostly brick, since it has been found that the local sandstone erodes very rapidly. Its principal monuments are not outstanding, but include the medieval Palazzo Comunale and a tall thin city tower nearby, the Torre Comunale, also medieval; the much reworked cathedral ( Duomo is a generic Italian term for a cathedral church. The formal word is cattedrale, meaning a church that is currently a cathedral; but a Duomo may be either a present or a former cathedral, the latter always in a town that no longer has a bishops nor therefore a... Duomo), essentially (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. Historians will sometimes specifically refer to the 18th century as 1715-1789, denoting the period of time between the death... 18th century, and the Pinacoteca Comunale, an art museum with mostly For other uses, see Renaissance (disambiguation). Renaissance By topic: Architecture Dance Literature Music Painting Philosophy Science Warfare By Region: Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance -French Renaissance -German Renaissance -English Renaissance The Renaissance was a great cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn... Renaissance works, although notable for its external decoration by Giorgio Vasari (Arezzo, Tuscany July 3, 1511 - Florence, June 27, 1574) was an Italian painter and architect, mainly known for his famous biographies of Italian artists. Giorgio Vasaris selfportrait At a very early age he became a pupil of Guglielmo da Marsiglia, a very skilful painter of stained glass... Vasari. The Museo del Duomo, or cathedral museum is famous for the Canoscio hoard, a set of Late Antiquity is a rough periodization used by historians and other scholars to describe the interval between high Classical Antiquity and the Middle Ages in Europe and the Mediterranean world - between the decline of the western Roman Empire from the 3rd century AD onward, to the resurgence of the West... Late Antique silver tableware with Christian motifs.

Towards the end of the (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... 20th century, the city has seen a considerable expansion northwards toward S. Giustino, with industrial parks tracking the river, railroad and main highway: the area produces farm machinery, textiles, ceramics and furnishings.

Famous inhabitants

• Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (63 - ca. 113), better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, an author and a scientist of Ancient Rome. Born in Como, Italy, Pliny the Younger was the nephew of Pliny the Elder, who is considered by many to be the greatest naturalist of antiquity... Pliny the Younger
• Celestine II, né Guido di Castello (d. March 8, 1144), was Pope from 1143 to 1144. He was elected in 1143, governed the church only five months and thirteen days, died March 8, 1144, and was buried at the Lateran. He had studied under Pierre Abélard. The principal act... Pope Celestine II
• Actress Monica Bellucci Monica Bellucci (born September 30, 1964) is an Italian supermodel and actress, born in Citta di Castello, Italy. She is married to fellow actor Vincent Cassel, with whom she has starred in several films and with whom she had a daughter, called Deva. Initially pursuing a career as... Monica Bellucci was born there in Years: 1965 1966 1967 - 1968 - 1969 1970 1971 Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1968 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics Canada - Sport Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious... 1968.

External links

• Official homepage (in Italian) (http://www.cittadicastello.com/)
• Bill Thayer's site (http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Umbria/Perugia/Citta_di_Castello/Citta_di_Castello/home.html)
• Basic information at Umbria Online (in English) (http://en.umbriaonline.com/cittadicastello.phtml)