Cascia

Cascia
Comune
Comune di Cascia
Cascia
Coat of arms
Location of Cascia
Cascia Location of Cascia in Italy Cascia Cascia (Umbria)
Coordinates:42°43′54″N13°01′00″E
Country	Italy
Region	Umbria
Province	Perugia
Frazioni	Avendita,Chiavano,Civita,Colle Giacone,Fogliano,Logna,Maltignano,Ocosce,Onelli,Padule,Poggio Primocaso,Roccaporena,San Giorgio,Trognano,Villa San Silvestro,Atri, Buda, Capanne di Collegiacone, Capanne di Rocca Porena, Cascine di Opagna, Castel San Giovanni, Castel Santa Maria, Cerasola, Colforcella, Colle di Avendita, Colmotino, Fustagna, Giappiedi, Manigi, Opagna, Piandoli, Puro, Sant'Anatolia, Santa Trinità, Sciedi, Tazzo, Valdonica
Government
• Mayor	Gino Emili
Area
• Total	181.09 km2(69.92 sq mi)
Elevation	653 m (2,142 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	3,245
• Density	18/km2(46/sq mi)
Demonym	Casciani
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code	06043
Dialing code	0743
Patron saint	St.Rita of Cascia
Saint day	May 22
Website	Official website

Cascia(Italian pronunciation:[ˈkaʃʃa]) is a town andcomune(municipality) of theItalianprovince of Perugiain a rather remote area of the mountainous southeastern corner ofUmbria.It is about 21 km fromNorciaon the road toRietiin the Lazio (63 km). It is also very close toTerni.

History

The modern territory of Cascia was the home of theRomansettlement ofCarsulae,destroyed in the 1st century BC by an earthquake. In the Middle Ages it was sacked by theByzantinesand theLombards,and was later a fief of theTrincifamily. It was occupied byPapal troopsin the 15th century, and thenceforth it was a Papal town until theunification of Italyin 1860.

Cascia was the home ofSaint Rita of Cascia,who was born in the nearbyfrazioneofRoccaporenain 1381 and died there in 1457. After her canonization in 1900, a large shrine, with theBasilica of Santa Rita da Cascia,was built in Cascia, which is still an important place of pilgrimage; and the house where she was born may still be visited.

The town also is home to the frescoed 14th-century church ofSant’Antonio Abate.

Frazioni

Atri, Avendita, Buda, Castel San Giovanni, Castel Santa Maria, Cerasola, Chiavano,Civita,Colforcella, Collegiacone, Colmotino, Coronella,Fogliano,Logna,Maltignano,Ocosce, Onelli, Opagna, Poggio Primocaso,Roccaporena,San Giorgio,Santa Anatolia, Trognano, Villa San Silvestro, Santa Trinità, Fustagna, Piandoli, Giappiedi, Capanne di Collegiacone, Sciedi, Valdonica, Capanne di Roccaporena, Tazzo, Manigi, Serviglio, Colle Santo Stefano, Puro, Palmaiolo.

External links

• Umbria.Org - Article about Cascia(in English)
• Bill Thayer's site - Article about Cascia