Porano
Porano is a locality in Province of Terni, Umbria. Porano is situated nearby to the hamlet Canale Vecchio, as well as near the village Canale Nuovo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fanum Voltumnae and Orvieto Cathedral.
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 Cathedral
Church
Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Orvieto subterranea
Museum
Photo: D.benedetti, Public domain.
Orvieto subterranea is a museum, which 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
Photo: Alejo2083, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Civita di Bagnoregio is a small Italian hill town in the province of Viterbo, region of Lazio, in central Italy.
Porano
Village
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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.
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″ northLongitude
12.1019° or 12° 6′ 7″ eastPopulation
1,950Elevation
445 metres (1,460 feet)Open location code
8FJJM4J2+PPGeoNames 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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