Cascia
| Cascia | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Cascia | ||
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Cascia | ||
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  Cascia Location of Cascia in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 42°43′54″N 13°01′00″E / 42.73167°N 13.01667°ECoordinates: 42°43′54″N 13°01′00″E / 42.73167°N 13.01667°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Umbria | |
| Province | Perugia | |
| Frazioni | Avendita, Chiavano, Civita, Colle Giacone, Fogliano, Logna, Maltignano, Ocosce, Onelli, Padule, Poggio Primocaso, Roccaporena, San Giorgio, Trognano, Villa San Silvestro, Atri, Buda, Capanne di Collegiacone, Capanne di Rocca Porena, Cascine di Opagna, Castel San Giovanni, Castel Santa Maria, Cerasola, Colforcella, Colle di Avendita, Colmotino, Fustagna, Giappiedi, Manigi, Opagna, Piandoli, Puro, Sant'Anatolia, Santa Trinità, Sciedi, Tazzo, Valdonica | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Gino Emili | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 181.09 km2 (69.92 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 653 m (2,142 ft) | |
| Population (2007) | ||
| • Total | 3,245 | |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Casciani | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 06043 | |
| Dialing code | 0743 | |
| Patron saint | St. Rita of Cascia | |
| Saint day | May 22 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Cascia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkaʃʃa]) is a town and comune (municipality) of the Italian province of Perugia in a rather remote area of the mountainous southeastern corner of Umbria. It is about 21 km from Norcia on the road to Rieti in the Lazio (63 km).
History
The modern territory of Cascia was the home of the Roman settlement of Carsulae, destroyed in the 1st century BC by an earthquake. In the Middle Ages it was sacked by the Byzantines and the Lombards, and was later a fief of the Trinci family. It was occupied by Papal troops in the 15th century, and thenceforth it was a Papal town until the unification of Italy in 1860.
Cascia was the home of Saint Rita of Cascia, who was born in the nearby frazione of Roccaporena in 1381 and died there in 1457. After her canonization in 1900, a large shrine was built in Cascia, which is still an important place of pilgrimage; and the house where she was born may still be visited.
The town also is home to the frescoed 14th-century church of Sant’Antonio Abate.
Frazioni
Atri, Avendita, Buda, Castel San Giovanni, Castel Santa Maria, Cerasola, Chiavano, Civita, Colforcella, Collegiacone, Colmotino, Coronella, Fogliano, Logna, Maltignano, Ocosce, Onelli, Opagna, Poggio Primocaso, Roccaporena, San Giorgio, Santa Anatolia, Trognano, Villa San Silvestro, Santa Trinità, Fustagna, Piandoli, Giappiedi, Capanne di Collegiacone, Sciedi, Valdonica, Capanne di Roccaporena, Tazzo, Manigi, Serviglio, Colle Santo Stefano, Puro, Palmaiolo.
External links
(Incorporates text from Bill Thayer's site, by permission.)