Bastardo (Giano dell'Umbria)

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Bastardo
Frazione
Village church of Saint Barbara
Bastardo
Location of Bastardo in Italy
Coordinates: 42°52′15″N 12°33′35″E / 42.87083°N 12.55972°E / 42.87083; 12.55972Coordinates: 42°52′15″N 12°33′35″E / 42.87083°N 12.55972°E / 42.87083; 12.55972
Country  Italy
Region  Umbria
Province Perugia (PG)
Comune Giano dell'Umbria
Elevation 290 m (950 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,549
Demonym Bastardesi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 06030
Dialing code 0742

Bastardo is an Italian village and frazione (hamlet) of the municipality of Giano dell'Umbria, in the Province of Perugia, Umbria. As of 2011 its population was of 1,549.[1]

Geography

Located in central Umbria in the valley of Puglia torrent, at the altitude of 290 m (951 ft) above sea-level, Bastardo is 7 km far (about 4 mi) from Giano, 6 from Gualdo Cattaneo and 20 from Foligno. It is an agricultural products processing center that counts several hotels and restaurants, due to its location in a scenic area of Umbria.

History

The town grew around an inn and stabling station in the 17th or 18th centuries, and was once known as Osteria del Bastardo (i.e. "Bastard's Inn").[2] In 1920s the toponym was shortened in tue current form and, from 1933, it was hypothesized the name change but it was never modified.

Main sights

  • The Abbey of San Felice in Giano[3]
  • The little church of Madonna del Pianto
  • The archaeological finds of a Roman villa in the locality of Toccioli[4]

Gallery

  • A fresco on Giano's town hall reporting the name of the hamlet

  • The Abbey of San Felice

  • The church of Madonna del Pianto

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Italian) Source: Istat 2011
  2. ↑ (Italian) Some infos on Rione Blu Bastardo website
  3. ↑ (Italian) Art and culture of Giano dell'Umbria (municipal website)
  4. ↑ (Italian) Article on tuttoggi.info

External links

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