Montone
Comune in Umbria, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the municipality. For the river, see Montone (river).
Montone is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 35 km north of Perugia. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
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Montone | |
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Comune di Montone | |
Coordinates: 43°21′49″N 12°19′36″E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Umbria |
Province | Perugia (PG) |
Frazioni | Cárpini |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mirco Rinaldi |
Area | |
• Total | 50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 482 m (1,581 ft) |
Population (2007)[2] | |
• Total | 1,648 |
• Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
Demonym | Montonesi or Arietani |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 06014 |
Dialing code | 075 |
Patron saint | St. Gregory |
Saint day | March 12 |
Website | Official website |
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Montone is a walled medieval village with a small industrial and housing estate surrounding the walled town center. The town is the origin of the Fortebracci condottieri family, whose most famous member was Braccio da Montone.