Orvieto
Sign in to savethumb|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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Key facts
- 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
Article
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Etruscan era
- Roman and post-Roman antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Papal rule
- Main sights
- The Duomo
- Orvieto Città del Corpus Domini and Papal residence
- Underground tunneling system
- The Albornoz fortress
- Others
- Economy
- Transport
- Miscellaneous
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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.
==History==