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Allerona
Sign in to saveAllerona (historically known as Lerona) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 km southwest of Perugia and about 60 km northwest of Terni. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Allerona
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Allerona
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- AlleronaPanorama2.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Allerona
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Allerona-Stemma.gif
- Italian comune.region
- Umbria
- Italian comune.province
- Terni (TR)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Sauro Basili
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 82.61
- Italian comune.population_total
- 1687
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 1 January 2025
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Alleronesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 472
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Ansano
- Italian comune.day
- December 1
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 05010
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0763
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Allerona
- Demonym
- alleronesi
- Population
- 1688
- Area
- 82.61
- Elevation
- 472
- Official website
- www.comuneallerona.it
- Image
- AlleronaMar302024.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0763
- Licence plate code
- TR
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- Allerona
- postal code
- 05011
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Allerona (historically known as Lerona) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 km southwest of Perugia and about 60 km northwest of Terni. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
== Etymology == The name Allerona derives from lerona or vallerona, a term referring to the strawberry tree (arbutus unedo), which grew in the surrounding woods, particularly to the south of the town.