Stroncone
Stroncone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 70 km southeast of Perugia and about 8 km south of Terni. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Stroncone
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Stroncone
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- StronconePanorama6.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- View of Stroncone
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Stroncone-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.map_caption
- Stroncone within the Province of Terni
- Italian comune.region
- Umbria
- Italian comune.province
- Terni (TR)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Alberto Falcini
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 71.17
- Italian comune.population_total
- 4613
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 1 January 2025
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Subdivisions
- Economy
- Transport
- Religion and culture
- San Giovanni Decollato
- San Nicolò
- Convent of San Francesco
- Convent and church complex of San Simone
- Other religious buildings
- Palazzo Comunale
- Other cultural heritage
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Stroncone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 70 km southeast of Perugia and about 8 km south of Terni. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
== Etymology == The name Stroncone is traced to Duke Ugone of Spoleto. According to this tradition it derives from the form castrum Hugonis, which is said to have evolved through the successive names Castrugone, Strungone, and finally Stroncone.