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but almost immediately restored; S. Pietro, the former parish church, medieval; S. Benedetto, also medieval, with some frescoes; and La Piaggiola, a small votive chapel of uncertain use, but likely belonging to a penitential confraternity: on its walls are to be found the best medieval
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The town walls date to the late Middle Ages and would be of no particular interest were it not for a covered rampart walk capable of accommodating wide carts: it was designed for supplying the town in case of a siege. A very ruined tower at the top of the town is lovingly preserved as the oldest
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of Osteria del Gatto, in the plain below, with several factories (cheese, packaging materials). An unusual aspect of the town's economy is that the municipal government has taken advantage of the winds sweeping the Cima del Mutali to contract the construction of two windmills for electrical
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has been found in the territory of the comune, evidence of pre‑Roman habitation. Roman vestiges have been found as well, but not in quantities nor concentrations such as to warrant conclusively identifying Fossato with the ancient
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in the 9th century, and after the Vico it was a possession of the Bulgarelli family, who built the current castle. In 1386 it became a free commune, which was annexed to the Papal States in 1540.
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generation; Fossato is a net exporter of electrical energy, and the installation turns a profit used for the operations of local government.
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Fossato is known, however, to have been inhabited in the early Middle Ages, when it was the southernmost outpost of the
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The specification "di Vico" was added to the name in 1862, to remember a noble of the
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Also in the plain, mention should be made of the shrine of the Madonna della Ghea.
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In the plain below, two Roman bridges are extant; both relate to the Via Flaminia.
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A rare bronze plaque with a brief inscription to the Dea Cupra in the ancient
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It lies just off the SS 3 highway, the successor to the ancient Roman
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structure, and is said by some to be Byzantine, but without evidence.
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Borgo di Fossato, Colbassano, Osteria del Gatto, Palazzolo, Purello
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Fossato di Vico is located in Italy
Fossato di Vico is located in Umbria
43°18′N 12°46′E / 43.300°N 12.767°E / 43.300; 12.767
Italy
Region
Umbria
Province
Perugia
Frazioni
Demonym
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
Dialing code
St. Sebastian
Official website
comune
Umbria
province of Perugia
Italy
Via Flaminia
Gualdo Tadino
Sigillo
Fabriano
Gubbio

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