Bastardo, Giano dell'Umbria
Bastardo | |
|---|---|
 Village church of Saint Barbara | |
  Bastardo Location of Bastardo in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°52′15″N 12°33′35″E / 42.87083°N 12.55972°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region |  Umbria |
| Province | Perugia (PG) |
| Comune | Giano dell'Umbria |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 2,018 |
| Demonym | Bastardesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 06030 |
| Dialing code | 0742 |
Bastardo is an Italian village and frazione (hamlet) of the municipality of Giano dell'Umbria, in the Province of Perugia, Umbria. As of 2011 its population was of 1,549.[1]
Geography
[edit]Located in central Umbria in the valley of River Puglia, a tributary of the Tiber, at the altitude of 290 m (951 ft) above sea-level, Bastardo is 7 km far (about 4 mi) from Giano, 6 from Gualdo Cattaneo and 20 from Foligno. It is an agricultural products processing center that counts several hotels and restaurants, due to its location in a scenic area of Umbria.
History
[edit]The town grew around an inn and stabling station in the 17th or 18th century, and was once known as Osteria del Bastardo (i.e. "Bastard's Inn").[2] In the 1920s the toponym was shortened to its current form and, from 1933, a name change was suggested but it was never modified. Bastardo has been noted for its unusual place name.[3]
Main sights
[edit]- The Abbey of San Felice in Giano[4]
- The little church of Madonna del Pianto
- The archaeological finds of a Roman villa in the locality of Toccioli[5]
Gallery
[edit]-
The Abbey of San Felice -
The church of Madonna del Pianto
References
[edit]- ^ (in Italian) Source: Archived 2020-10-27 at the Wayback Machine Istat 2011
- ^ (in Italian) Some infos on Rione Blu Bastardo website[permanent dead link]
- ^ Symons, Mitchell (8 November 2012). The Bumper Book For The Loo: Facts and figures, stats and stories – an unputdownable treat of trivia. Transworld. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-4481-5271-1.
- ^ Abbey of S. Felice di Giano
- ^ (in Italian) Article on tuttoggi.info
External links
[edit]
Media related to Bastardo at Wikimedia Commons
- Bastardo (Thayer's Gazetteer of Umbria)