The City of Montone |
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storia della cittą
Ancient Umbrian district, how numerous archeological findings testify. It had its extreme development in the 800's when along the street between Tiferno and Gubbio numerous fortified castles rose, among which the Aries fortress. First historical knowledge go back to the 800's. The fortified castle seems to have been feud of the Marquess of Colle, became to be a commune in 1150, held by a general council and two consuls. The territory was always contended between Perugia, Citta' di Castello and Gubbio, yet the glorys of Montone are essentially tied to the Fortebraccio family. In 1860 it was annexed to the Italian Kingdom. |
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