Porano

Porano is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region of Umbria, located about 50 km southwest of Perugia and about 45 km northwest of Terni.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castel Rubello and Fanum Voltumnae.

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 Cathedral

Church

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Orvieto Cathedral is a large 14th-century Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and situated in the town of Orvieto in Umbria, central Italy. Orvieto Cathedral is situated 4 km north of Porano.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orvieto and Civita di Bagnoregio.

Orvieto

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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.

Civita di Bagnoregio

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Civita di Bagnoregio is a small Italian hill town in the province of Viterbo, region of Lazio, in central Italy.

Porano

Type: Locality with 1,950 residents
Also known as: “055028”
Location: Province of Terni, Umbria, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

42.6818° or 42° 40′ 55″ north

Longitude

12.1019° or 12° 6′ 7″ east

Population

1,950

Elevation

445 metres (1,460 feet)

Open location code

8FJJM4J2+PP

GeoNames ID

6538627

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In Other Languages

“Porano” goes by many names.

Italian: “Comune di Porano”
Italian: “Porano”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Valle Cascio and Grotte della Rupe.

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