Orvieto

Also known as Urviventus, Orviëto

thumb|250px|Facade of the Orvieto Cathedral thumb|right|250px|The Pozzo di San Patrizio, a well built for the popes thumb|right|250px|The site of Orvieto was once an Etruscan acropolis. Orvieto () is a city and comune in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy, situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city rises dramatically above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built of the same stone.

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Orvieto is a city in southwestern Italy built atop a distinctive volcanic plateau, where dramatic cliffs and defensive stone walls create a striking hilltop settlement. The city is historically significant as a former Etruscan center and is home to notable structures including a famous cathedral and a well built for the popes.

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Italian comune.frazioni: Bagni di Orvieto, Bardano, Baschi Scalo, Benano, Biagio, Botto di Orvieto, Canale di Orvieto, Canonica, Capretta, Ciconia, Colonnetta di Prodo, Corbara, Fossatello, Morrano, Orvieto Scalo, Osteria Nuova, Padella, Prodo, Rocca Ripesena, San Faustino, Sferracavallo, Stazione di Castiglione, Sugano, Titignano, Tordimonte, Torre San Severo
Italian comune.mayor_party: P
Italian comune.mayor: Roberta Tardani
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 281.27
Italian comune.population_total: 20253
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 December 2017
Italian comune.population_demonym: Orvietani
Italian comune.elevation_m: 325
Italian comune.saint: Saint Joseph
Italian comune.day: 19 March
Italian comune.postal_code: 05018
Italian comune.area_code: 0763
Italian comune.name: Orvieto
Italian comune.official_name: Città di Orvieto
Italian comune.image_skyline: 1_orvieto_aerial_pano_2024.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: View of Orvieto
Italian comune.image_shield: Orvieto-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.region: Umbria