Assisi

Assisi is a small medieval town of about 28,000 people perched on a hill in , the heart of . Famous as the birthplace of St. Francis, Assisi holds religious, historical, and artistic significance.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi and Basilica di Santa Chiara.

Church
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Church
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The Basilica of Saint Clare of Assisi (Italian…

Church
San Damiano is a church with a monastery near Assisi, Italy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bastia Umbra and Santa Maria degli Angeli.

Town
is a comune in the in the region . is situated 5 km west of Assisi.

Village
is a frazione of the comune… is situated 3½ km west of Assisi.

Assisi

Latitude
43.0691° or 43° 4′ 9″ north
Longitude
12.6165° or 12° 36′ 59″ east
Population
28,300
Elevation
404 metres (1,325 feet)
Open location code
8FMJ3J98+MH
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Venetian—“Assisi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أسيزي”
  • Basque: “Asis”
  • Belarusian: “Горад Асізі”
  • Bulgarian: “Асизи”
  • Catalan: “Assís”
  • Chinese: “阿西西”
  • Esperanto: “Asizo”
  • French: “Assise”
  • Galician: “Asís”
  • Greek: “Ασίζη”
  • Hebrew: “אסיזי”
  • Italian: “Assisi”
  • Italian: “Comune di Assisi”
  • Japanese: “アッシジ”
  • Kazakh: “Ассизи”
  • Korean: “아시시”
  • Latin: “Asisium”
  • Latvian: “Asīze”
  • Lithuanian: “Asyžius”
  • Macedonian: “Асизи”
  • Persian: “آسیزی”
  • Polish: “Asyż”
  • Portuguese: “Assis”
  • Russian: “Ассизи”
  • Serbian: “Асизи”
  • Spanish: “Asís”
  • Tagalog: “Lungsod ng Assisi”
  • Tamil: “அசிசி”
  • Thai: “อัสซีซี”
  • Ukrainian: “Ассізі”
  • Venetian: “Sisa”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Valecchie and San Damiano.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Temple of Minerva and Rocca Maggiore.

Umbria: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Perugia and Terni.

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