Porano
Porano is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 km southwest of Perugia and about 45 km northwest of Terni. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,867 and an area of 13.5 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Fanum Voltumnae and Orvieto subterranea.
Fanum Voltumnae
Archaeological site
Fanum Voltumnae was the chief religious center of the Etruscan civilization. The term fanum denotes a sacred space, not necessarily a single temple. Ancient sources describe it as the meeting place of the Etruscan League, a federation of twelve city-states known as lucumonies. Fanum Voltumnae is situated 3½ km north of Porano.
Orvieto subterranea
Museum
Photo: D.benedetti, Public domain.
Orvieto subterranea is a museum, which is situated 4 km north of Porano.
Museo Claudio Faina
Museum
Photo: JoJan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museo Claudio Faina is an archeologic museum located in the Palazzo Faina, across the piazza from the north side of the facade of the Duomo in Orvieto, region of Umbria, Italy. Museo Claudio Faina is situated 4 km north of Porano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orvieto and Sugano.
Orvieto
Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orvieto is a city in Umbria. Designed to be impregnable, it was founded by the Etruscans on the top of a steep hill made of tufa, a volcanic ash stone.
Sugano
Village
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Sugano is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Porano.
Orvieto Scalo
Village
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Orvieto Scalo is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Porano.
Porano
- Categories: town, commune of Italy, and locality
- Location: Porano, Province of Terni, Umbria, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.68171° or 42° 40′ 54″ northLongitude
12.10206° or 12° 6′ 7″ eastPopulation
1,570Elevation
444 metres (1,457 feet)Open location code
8FJJM4J2+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 68507931OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3170166Wikidata ID
Q10888
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Porano” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بورانو”
- Armenian: “Պորանո”
- Asturian: “Porano”
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- Chinese: “Porano”
- Chinese: “波拉诺”
- Dutch: “Porano”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بورانو”
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- Japanese: “ポラーノ”
- Kazakh: “Порано”
- Korean: “포라노”
- Kurdish: “Porano”
- Ladin: “Porano”
- Latin: “Poranum”
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- Persian: “پورانو”
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- Russian: “Порано”
- Serbian: “Porano”
- Serbian: “Порано”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Porano, Terni”
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- South Azerbaijani: “پورانو”
- Spanish: “Porano”
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- Waray (Philippines): “Porano”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palazzetto dello sport di Porano and Villa Paolina.
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