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The oldest information we have about the locality of Petrignano dates back to around the year 1000. The current name of the town derives from "Petronianum" (meaning "property of Saint Peter"). In the 16th century, after one of the many destructions of the bridge, there was only a boat to ferry the inhabitants from one bank to the other of the river. Starting in 1957, with the "Special Law for Assisi" (which ensured special relief for companies that moved to this area), industries of national importance were established here.

In the historic center, the ancient medieval Castle preserves beautiful 13th-century walls and a mighty keep. Inside the Castle, you can admire the church of San Sebastiano, once an Oratory, renovated in the 16th century. Outside the Castle is the small church of the Madonna di Foce, built between 1634 and 1636, with a large terracotta rose window and, along the road, the modern Parish church of Santa Maria Assunta with polychrome stained glass windows.

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Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli The small chapel of Santa Maria degli Angeli alla Porziuncola, still completely preserved inside the basilica, was, according to tradition, built by four soldiers returning from the Holy War in the wooded plain below Assisi, known as the Cerretto della Porziuncola. They brought a piece of the Madonna's tombstone with them. There, on certain autumn days, the strong wind that blew every cloud from the sky and through the leaves seemed similar to the song of angels. The chapel was administered by the Benedictine monks of the monastery of Santa Benedetto al Subasio since the 10th century. This place would probably have been completely forgotten if the paths of Francis and Clare had not led there. Thanks to them, we find the Porziuncola intact today, just as it was a good 1,000 years ago. But instead of the noisy thicket, there is now a large basilica, built between the 16th and 17th centuries, which envelops and protects the chapel like a caring mother. This view from within the building makes the chapel seem even smaller, almost impossibly small. The church was given to the poor saint by the aforementioned Benedictine monks to establish the headquarters of the newly founded Franciscan order. When Francis first came here, the church was in disrepair, and according to his saintly legend, he dedicated the third year after his conversion exclusively to the renovation of the small chapel. It was here, while reading the Gospel, that he realized that his mission was not to restore dilapidated religious buildings, but to rebuild and preach the entire Kingdom of God by living in poverty, penance, and simplicity. From here, Francis and his confreres set out to spread his message throughout Italy, and here they returned again and again. One night in 1211, a desperate and frightened Chiara d'Offreduccio, who had fled her home and her aristocratic family, knocked on the doors of Porciuncola. Text / Source: Exploring-Umbria.com https://www.exploring-umbria.com/de/entdecke-assisi/sehenswuerdigkeiten-in-assisi/basilica-santa-maria-degli-angeli-in-porziuncolabasilika-zu-unserer-lieben-frau-von-den-engeln/

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Casacastalda is a small hamlet in the municipality of Valfabbrica located over 500 meters above sea level, a crossroads between the territory of Perugia and that of the Eugubino Gualdese. A nucleus of Umbrian origins, it overlooks the Val di Rasina. The castle dates back to the 8th century AD