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It is city located on extreme slope of Mount Subasio, above a tributary right of Topino, to 219 m. above sea level.
It is 4 km. from Foligno, and 35 from Perugia.
On Mount Subasio there are the famous prisons of S. Francis and a stone quarry in litho, which are occupied large workforce operate. The land, most fertile, extending upstream in glues and flat, and is cultivated with cereals, grapes, olives, and pingui pastures where livestock breeding numerous. It is crossed by the provincial road connecting the city to Perugia and Foligno.
There are held weekly and growing markets is export of oil, wheat and wine. Is the ancient historical origins of SPELLO that the second most historians credited want has been founded by the Umbrians. It was called "Hispellum" from the Romans who did City Hall and wrote to tribú Lemonia.
It was declared by Caesar COLOGNE GIULIA and later was named city Flavia Constant by Constantine. Others argue instead that this was appealed by Flavius Vespasian, considering the voice as happy Constanz of honour. On the square was erected greater the Palazzo Comunale beautiful show that makes old memories spellane as urns, busts, and subscriptions. The churches of SPELLO are considerable elegance day for the Collegiate architecture, which is the oldest temple, is entitled S. Maria Maggiore and is rich in precious paintings by Perugino and Pinturicchio.
The vestiges of primitive fence SPELLO, much larger than the present attest to the greatness of this ancient city, and so many old and precious surpluses as the walls urbiche Roman, the door of Consular said that Venus built a style of learning triumphant, with the sides the two towers opera Roman calls Propertius, I dell'anfiteatro Roman ruins; theatre richly decorated with marble sculptures found in the excavations, the ruins of a temple of Diana, the Roman arch-called Fortress And the famous temple sacred to Clitunno, erected at the source of that river sung by our great poet Giosuè Carducci; the leftovers of various aqueducts and spa say the greatness that had this city at the time of Rome and its importance in the region Umbra.
The descent of the barbarians in Italy and their spread in Umbria reduced this beautiful and densely populated city in a poor village. In the constitution of Ducati In Italy, the land of SPELLO was part of the Duchy of Spoleto and together with this fell into power Pontefìci.
This Signoria was little felt in those popolani, accustomed to freedom, and shake the yoke papal interest is in Town, with its own laws. But shortly after he was subject to the Lordship of Perugini they did hold the city from Podestà they sent.
In 1400 again reduced to obedience by Martin V; SPELLO in 1484 with lands and houses was annexed by Pope Nicholas V date to Baglioni Vicariate of Perugia.
In 1527 SPELLO came to power Malatesta Baglioni which was removed from the Prince of Orange, captain of Charles V, whose support was asked Pope Clement VII (Medici). In this continence the town was sacked and citizens tampered with and killed.
By order of Paul III, they were diroccate the walls and towers. Pontificando Gregory VIII yes extinct family of Baglioni and SPELLO returned under the direct rule of the Popes.
In the III was established in a home SPELLO bishop. Following the diocese was joined to that of Spoleto, and in 1772, Clement XIV the distaccò riunendola to that of Foligno.
SPELLO is honoured to have given birth to many illustrious men among them citeremo the famous Latin elegiac poet Propertius Sixth Aurelio; Catherine Passerini poet of the century XVIII to Vitale Rosi author of pedagogical works, and two painters Lamparelli and Dondoli.
 
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Umbria
Perugia