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Cannara

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Cannara is a town and comune on the Topino River in the floodplain of central Umbria, in the province of Perugia. It is located about 7 km west of Spello and 9 km north of Bevagna.

Key facts

Italian comune.name
Cannara
Italian comune.official_name
Comune di Cannara
Italian comune.image_skyline
Panoramica del ponte di Cannara 2008.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption
Cannara
Italian comune.image_shield
Cannara-Stemma.gif
Italian comune.region
Umbria
Italian comune.province
Perugia
Italian comune.mayor
Fabrizio Gareggia
Italian comune.area_total_km2
32
Italian comune.population_total
4155
Italian comune.population_as_of
1 January 2025
Italian comune.population_demonym
Cannaresi
Italian comune.elevation_m
197
Italian comune.saint
St. Matthew
Italian comune.day
September 21
Italian comune.postal_code
06033
Italian comune.area_code
0742

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Geography
  • Subdivisions
  • Economy
  • Religion and culture
  • San Biagio
  • Edicola of Pian d'Arca
  • Other religious buildings
  • Urvinum Hortense
  • Other cultural heritage
  • Events
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Cannara is a town and comune on the Topino River in the floodplain of central Umbria, in the province of Perugia. It is located about 7 km west of Spello and 9 km north of Bevagna.

== Etymology == Cannara was formerly known as Villa Portella, then Carnerio, a name connected to Count Raniero, as it was believed to have been founded by a Perugian lord of the Ranieri family in the time of Frederick Barbarossa.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cannara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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