Foligno

Foligno Fuligno
Comune
Città di Foligno
Foligno aerial view
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Foligno
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Coordinates: 42°57′N 12°42′E / 42.950°N 12.700°E / 42.950; 12.700
Country	Italy
Region	Umbria
Province	Perugia (PG)
Frazioni	See list
Government
• Mayor	Stefano Zuccarini
Area [1]
• Total	263 km2 (102 sq mi)
Elevation	234 m (768 ft)
Population  (31 August 2017)[2]
• Total	56,918
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Demonym	Folignati or Fulginati
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	06034, 06030, 06037
Dialing code	0742
Patron saint	St. Felician Martyr
Saint day	January 24
Website	Official website

Foligno (Italian pronunciation: [foˈliɲɲo]; Southern Umbrian: Fuligno) is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is located 40 kilometres (25 miles) south-east of Perugia, 10 km (6 mi) north-north-west of Trevi and 6 km (4 mi) south of Spello.

While Foligno is an active bishopric, one of its civil parishes, San Giovanni Profiamma, is the historical site of the former bishopric of Foro Flaminio, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

Foligno railway station forms part of the main line from Rome to Ancona, and is the junction for Perugia; it is thus an important rail centre, with repair and maintenance yards for the trains of central Italy, and was therefore subjected to severe Allied aerial bombing in World War II, responsible for its relatively modern aspect, although it retains some medieval monuments. Of its Roman past no significant trace remains, with the exception of the regular street plan of the centre. Other resources include sugar refineries and metallurgical, textile, building materials and paper and timber industries. After the war, the city's position in the plain and again its rail connections have led to a considerable suburban spread with the attendant problems of traffic and air pollution, as well as a severe encroachment on the Umbrian wetlands. Foligno is on an important interchange road junction in central Italy and 2 km (1 mi) away from the centre of the city there is the Foligno Airport.