Marsciano

Marsciano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 25 km south of Perugia. As of December 2010, it had a population of 18,770 and an area of 161.6 km². The municipality of Marsciano contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Badiola, Cascina, Castello delle Forme, Castiglione della Valle, Cerqueto, Cerro, Compignano, Marsciano Stazione, Mercatello, Migliano, Monte Vibiano Vecchio, Morcella, Olmeto, Pallotta, Papiano, Pieve Caina, San Biagio della Valle, San Valentino della Collina, Sant'Apollinare, Sant'Elena, Schiavo, Spina, Via Larga, and Villanova di Marsciano. Marsciano borders the following municipalities: Collazzone, Deruta, Fratta Todina, Perugia, Piegaro, San Venanzo, Todi. Rivers The municipality is watered by the little Nestore River, a tributary of the Tiber. Marsciano's eastern border with neighboring Collazzone is marked by the River Tiber itself. Demographic evolution Notable people Trebonianus Gallus (Monte Vibiano Vecchio, 206 – Terni, 253), Roman emperor from 251 to 253. Francesco Satolli (Marsciano, 1839 – Rome, 1910), cardinal of the catholic church. Luigi Salvatorelli (Marsciano, 1886 – Rome, 1974), historian and journalist. Mariangelo da Cerqueto (Cerqueto, 1915 – Perugia, 2002), friar and creator of Frate Indovino. Franca Maria Corneli (Marsciano, 1915 – Perugia, 2007), a poet of the Futurism movement Antonio Ranocchia (Marsciano, 1915 – Perugia, 1989), sculptor. Walter Luchetti (Marsciano, 1937), agronomist and former minister of the Republic. Mario Ceccobelli (Marsciano, 1941), bishop of the catholic church. Franco Miseria (Marsciano, 1949), choreographer Giancarlo Antognoni (Marsciano, 1954) former footballer, world champion with Italy national football team in 1982. Walter Sabatini (Marsciano, 1955), former footballer and coach, now director of AS Roma. Marco Bocci (Marsciano, 1978), actor. Monia Baccaille (Marsciano, 1984), road cyclist. References ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. ^ Bohn, Willard, ed. (2005). Italian Futurist Poetry. Toronto Italian Studies. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-3783-1. External links www.comune.marsciano.pg.it/