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| Comune di Assisi | |
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Province | Perugia (PG) |
| Frazioni | Armenzano, Capodacqua, Castelnuovo, Palazzo, Petrignano, Rivotorto, Santa Maria degli Angeli, San Vitale, Sterpeto, Torchiagina, Tordandrea, Tordibetto, Col d'Erba, Col d'Erba III, Collicello, Passaggio di Assisi, Pian della Pieve, Pieve San Nicolò, Podere Casanova, Ponte Grande, Renaiola, Rocca Sant'Angelo, San Damiano, San Gregorio, San Martino, San Martino Basso, San Presto, Santa Tecla, Tomba, Tombetta, Valecchie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefania Proietti |
| Area | |
| • Total | 186.8 km2 (72.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 424 m (1,391 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2016) | |
| • Total | 28,299 |
| • Density | 151.49/km2 (392.37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 06081 |
| Patron saint | St. Rufinus of Assisi |
| Saint day | 11 August |
| Website | Official website |
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| Official name | Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites |
| Includes | San Damiano, Eremo delle Carceri, Santuario di Rivotorto, Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli and Palazzo del Capitano del Perdono |
| Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi |
| Reference | 990 |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| Area | 14,563.25 ha |
| Buffer zone | 4,086.7 ha |
Assisi is a town and a comune in Italy, in the region of Umbria. Assisi on the western side of the mountain called Mount Subasio. It is an important place because of its art, its architecture and its history. It is especially important to the Catholic religion. It was the birthplace of Saint Francis of Assisi, who was a Catholic saint. Saint Francis is most famous because he founded the Franciscan religious order in the year 1208. Saint Clare, a follower of Saint Francis, was also born in Assisi. She founded an order of religious women called the Poor Clares.
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