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Cascia
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Cascia () is a town and comune (municipality) of the Italian province of Perugia in a rather remote area of the mountainous southeastern corner of Umbria.
Cascia is a small town and municipality located in the mountainous southeastern part of Umbria, Italy, within the province of Perugia. It matters primarily as a historical settlement in a remote Italian region, though the provided information does not specify particular reasons for broader significance.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Cascia
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Cascia
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- CasciaPanorama7.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Cascia
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Stemma-Cascia.gif
- Italian comune.shield_size
- frameless
- Italian comune.region
- Umbria
- Italian comune.province
- Perugia
- Italian comune.mayor
- Gino Emili
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 181.09
- Italian comune.population_total
- 2948
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 1 January 2025
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Casciani
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 653
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Rita of Cascia
- Italian comune.day
- May 22
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 06043
- Italian comune.area_code
- 0743
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Cascia
- Population
- 2957
- Area
- 180.85
- Elevation
- 653
- Official website
- www.comune.cascia.pg.it
- Image
- CasciaPanorama7.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0743
- Licence plate code
- PG
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- Commons category
- Cascia
- postal code
- 06043
- Commons gallery
- Cascia
- native label
- Cascia
- P11012
- Al-Muqaddasi
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Modern Era
- Geography
- Subdivisions
- Economy
- Religion and culture
- Basilica of Santa Rita da Cascia
- Church of San Francesco
- Church of Santa Maria
- Church and convent of Sant'Antonio Abate
- Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Neve
- Other religious buildings
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Cascia () 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).