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Parrano

Province of Terni, Umbria Region, Italy

This small town is situated among the hills of the Orvieto area, and its economy, in the past based almost only on agriculture, is today remarkable for home decoration and construction firms.

Info:
Population: ca.550 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 05010 -- Phone Area Code: 0763

History

In the 11th century Parrano was a fortified borough under the influence and the protection of Orvieto. In the 15th century it came under the rule of the Church State, and in 1860 was included in the Kingdom of Italy.

What to see:

  • Castello (XI sec.)
  • Porta Ripa e Porta di Piazza (1693)
  • Complesso di grotte "Tane del Diavolo" (per esperti speleologi)
  • 113 different surnames presently recorded

    (the number after the surnames refers to the number of families, as counted from the white pages of mid-1990's)
    ANDREOLI * ANGELI 2 * ANGELONI * ATZORI * BAGLIONI 2 * BAMBINI 3 * BARTON * BASANISI * BASILIETTI * BELLAGAMBA CHIAPPINI * BIANCHINI * BICCHIERARO * BONCHIO * BORGO * BOSCARIOL * BRENCIO * BRENDA * BRIZI * BRIZIARELLI 4 * BROZZOLO * BRUNI * BRUNORIO * BRUNSCHWILER * BURATTA 2 * BUSTI * BUZZICO * CACIO 3 * CANUTI * CARLETTI 2 * CASTELLANI * CECCI * CERINI * CERRONI * CHERUBINI 3 * CIANO * CICCHETTI 2 * CROCIONI * DE SANTIS * DEL DUCA * DELL'ELICE * DELLA CHIARA * DELLA FINA 3 * DI BARTOLOMEO * DI BIASE * DI MARIO * DURANTI 2 * FATTORINI * FERALDESCHI * FERRALDESCHI 4 * FILIPPETTI 4 * FILIPPETTI MARENGHI * FIORE * FORNARO * FOSCHINI * FRATINI 2 * FRATINI RICCI * FUCILI 2 * FUMASOLI * GALANELLO 3 * GAMMELLI * GIOLI * GIUDICI * GIULIETTI 2 * GIUSTINIANI * GRAZIANI 5 * GRAZIANI RICCI * HERRY * ISACCO 3 * LAURETI CIANO * LAZZARO * LEMMI 2 * LEONARDI 6 * LUCIOLI * LUPANO * MANCINI COBIANCHI 2 * MARCACCI * MARENGHI * MARINALI * MARRONI * MECHELLI 15 * MENCHINELLI * MENICHETTI * MIGNINI * MILANI 3 * MILANI CHERUBINI * MOCHELLI * MONTEMURRO ANNOVAZZI * MORCELLINI 3 * MORETTI 5 * NARDUCCI 3 * NERI * NICIARELLI 9 * NIRI * PAGNOTTELLA 3 * PANZETTA 3 * PARIS * PATANA * PELLEGRINI * PERELLO 2 * PERTILE * PICCHIO 14 * PICCHIO MACCARI * PIOVANELLO 3 * PIPPARONI 2 * PONTI * PONZIANI 4 * PRESCIUTTINI * PRESTA * PURGATORIO 2 * QUINTAVALLE * RENARDET * RICCI 2 * ROCCO * ROLFI 2 * ROSSI 6 * SANTUCCI * SEGOLA * SERVILI * SODERSTROM * SPACCINO * STELLA 2 * TARPARELLI 15 * TESTA * TODINI 3 * TRABALZA * TRINCIA MARINALI * TRIPPELLA * TROMBETTA * VENDITTI * VIGORITI * VIRGILI C * VISCOGLIESI * ZONCA *