Magione

Comune in Umbria, Italy

Magione

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Magione

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Coordinates: 43°9′N 12°12′E﻿ / ﻿43.150°N 12.200°E﻿ / 43.150; 12.200
Country| Italy
Region| Umbria
Province| Perugia (PG)
Frazioni| Agello, Antria, Borgogiglione, Caligiana, Collesanto, Montecolognola, Monte del Lago, Montemelino, Montesperello, San Feliciano, San Savino, Sant’Arcangelo, Soccorso, Torricella, Villa
Government

• Mayor| Massimo Alunni Proietti (Centre-Left)
Area

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• Total

| 129.73 km2 (50.09 sq mi)
Elevation

| 299 m (981 ft)
Population

(31 March 2011)[2]

• Total

| 14,819
Demonym| Magionesi
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

06063

Dialing code| 075
Website| Official website

Magione (Italian pronunciation: [maˈdʒoːne]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 15 km west of Perugia.

Magione borders the following municipalities: Castiglione del Lago, Corciano, Panicale, Passignano sul Trasimeno, Perugia, Tuoro sul Trasimeno, and Umbertide. It is located on the eastern shore of Lake Trasimeno.

To the east is the Autodromo dell'Umbria, an operating automobile and motorcycle circuit of the national level.

## History

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The town was home to a magione (pilgrim house) built in the Middle Ages by the Knights Templar, hence the current name. It was later owned by the Knights Hospitaller, who turned it into an abbey, which was fortified in the 14th century.

In 1502 it was the place where several Umbrian and Marche lords set a plot against Cesare Borgia.[3] In the following centuries the castle housed some historical figures such as Pope Benedict XIV and Pope Pius VII.

## References

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1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
3. ^ Strathern, Paul (29 September 2009). The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior: The Intersecting Lives of da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped. Random House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-553-90689-9.

## External links

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Umbria · Comuni of the Province of Perugia

* Assisi
* Bastia Umbra
* Bettona
* Bevagna
* Campello sul Clitunno
* Cannara
* Cascia
* Castel Ritaldi
* Castiglione del Lago
* Cerreto di Spoleto
* Citerna
* Città della Pieve
* Città di Castello
* Collazzone
* Corciano
* Costacciaro
* Deruta
* Foligno
* Fossato di Vico
* Fratta Todina
* Giano dell'Umbria
* Gualdo Cattaneo
* Gualdo Tadino
* Gubbio
* Lisciano Niccone
* Magione
* Marsciano
* Massa Martana
* Monte Castello di Vibio
* Monte Santa Maria Tiberina
* Montefalco
* Monteleone di Spoleto
* Montone
* Nocera Umbra
* Norcia
* Paciano
* Panicale
* Passignano sul Trasimeno
* Perugia
* Piegaro
* Pietralunga
* Poggiodomo
* Preci
* San Giustino
* Sant'Anatolia di Narco
* Scheggia e Pascelupo
* Scheggino
* Sellano
* Sigillo
* Spello
* Spoleto
* Todi
* Torgiano
* Trevi
* Tuoro sul Trasimeno
* Umbertide
* Valfabbrica
* Vallo di Nera
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