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HISTORY OF UMBRIA
Umbria, AKA the 'Green heart of Italy' is the only
landlocked region of Italy. It has a very central,
and therefore strategic location, acting both as a
north/south crossroads and as a gateway between two
seas, the Adriatic and the Tirrenian. As with many
other areas of the country, Umbria has historically
integrated and adapted to many diverse cultures, from
Etruscans through to Romans, Longobards and on to
the Pontifical state and becoming a destination for
pilgrims from all over the world.
Numerous archaeological finds have
unearthed a human presence in Umbria dating back to
Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods; flints and arrowheads
have been found on several river plains and around
the shores of Lake Trasimeno, and burial chambers
close to Spoleto date to the time between the Bronze
and Iron Ages. At around one thousand years BC a tribe
- probably of Indo-European origin - known as the
Oscan-Umbrians (Umbri) arrived in the region, establishing
many settlements and the foundations of towns and
cities such as Terni, Todi, Spoleto, Assisi, Gubbio
and Città di Castello.
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