Santa Maria degli Angeli, Assisi

Santa Maria degli Angeli
Santa Maria degli Angeli
Frazione
	Santa Maria degli Angeli
	Santa Maria degli Angeli
	Coordinates: 43°03′32″N 12°34′41″E / 43.05889°N 12.57806°E
Country	Italy
Region	Umbria
Province	Perugia
Comune	Assisi
Elevation	218 m (715 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	6,665
Demonym	Angelani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	06081
Area code	075

Santa Maria degli Angeli is a frazione of the comune of Assisi in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 218 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 6,665 inhabitants,^[1] and is located c. 4 km south from Assisi. The name of the city was used by the Spanish Franciscan missionaries as the name of Los Angeles, currently one of the largest cities of the United States.

It is home to the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, which includes the Porziuncola, the most sacred place of the various Franciscan Orders. St. Francis of Assisi himself died here.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tavola: Popolazione residente per sesso - Perugia (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001". Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved September 4, 2009.

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[Census-1] "Tavola: Popolazione residente per sesso - Perugia (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001". Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Retrieved September 4, 2009.

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