Foligno

Foligno (; Southern Umbrian: Fuligno) is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is located south-east of Perugia, north-north-west of Trevi and south of Spello.

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Foligno is an ancient Italian town in the province of Perugia in the Umbria region, situated at a geographically significant point where the Topino river transitions from the Apennines mountains into the broader Clitunno river plain. Its importance stems from its historical significance as an ancient settlement and its strategic location in central Italy's landscape.

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Italian comune.name: Foligno
Italian comune.official_name: Città di Foligno
Italian comune.native_name: Fuligno
Italian comune.image_skyline: Foligno 6.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Foligno aerial view
Italian comune.image_shield: Foligno-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.image_flag: Foligno-Bandiera.svg
Italian comune.region: Umbria
Italian comune.province: Perugia (PG)
Italian comune.frazioni: See list
Italian comune.mayor: Stefano Zuccarini
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 263
Italian comune.population_total: 55303
Italian comune.population_as_of: 1 January 2025
Italian comune.population_demonym: Folignati or Fulginati
Italian comune.elevation_m: 234
Italian comune.saint: St. Felician Martyr
Italian comune.day: 24 January

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Foligno
Demonym: folignati
Population: 55226
Area: 264.67
Elevation: 234
Official website: www.comune.foligno.pg.it
Image: Foligno075.jpg
Dialing code: 0742
Licence plate code: PG

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Commons category: Foligno
postal code: 06034
Commons gallery: Foligno
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native label: Foligno

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Contents

Etymology
History
Antiquity
Early Middle Ages
High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
18th and 19th century
Modern history
Geography
Quarters
Subdivisions
Forum Flaminii
Rasiglia
Other localities
Economy
Religion
Cathedral
Santa Maria Infraportas
San Francesco
Santissima Annunziata
Santa Caterina
San Salvatore
Sant'Agostino
Sant'Anna
San Nicolò
San Giacomo
Santa Maria in Campis
Santa Lucia
Sassovivo Abbey
Other religious buildings
Culture
Palazzo Trinci
Palazzo Governativo
Former church of Bethlem
Other secular buildings
Archeology
Other cultural aspects
Events
Giostra della Quintana
Notable people
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
References
External links

While Foligno is an active bishopric, one of its civil parishes, San Giovanni Profiamma, is the historical site of the former bishopric of Foro Flaminio, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.