Fighille Explained

Fighille
Settlement Type:Italian: [[Frazione]]
Pushpin Map:Italy
Coordinates:43.5194°N 12.1083°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Italy
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Umbria
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Perugia
Subdivision Type3:Italian: [[Comune]]
Subdivision Name3:Citerna
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:321
Population Total:421
Population As Of:2001
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:06010
Area Code:075

Fighille is a frazione of the comune of Citerna in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 321 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 421 inhabitants.

The name of the village is from Figulus potter's land (terra del vasaio) https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/figulus because the village is located above a thick layer of clay and the extraction of clay is one of the main activities in the site.

Fighille placed in the Etruscan area, historically became the border in between the Papal State (Stato Pontificio) and the Grand Duchy Of Tuscany (Gran Ducato Di Toscana) and for a period of time the custom was located in the centre of the small village, and used to collect import taxes.The building of the custom has been renovated by the local council by removing and destroying the most beautiful part of the building.

Famous for the annual festival of the Ciaccia Fritta (fried bread dough) has a long tradition of contemporary art developed alongside the festival and is one of the major attraction of the village. The Piccolo Museo (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Piccolo+Museo/@43.520156,12.1044638,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xc426df1139ea675c?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiH75Dq5KaEAxWxwAIHHdVqABMQ_BJ6BAgQEAA) has interesting modern art painting from famous modern Italian artists.

References

  1. Web site: Tavola: Popolazione residente per sesso - Perugia (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001.. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. September 4, 2009. October 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027095330/http://dawinci.istat.it/daWinci/jsp/MD/dawinciMD.jsp?a1=m0I042WI0&a2=mG0Y8048f8&n=1UH90T07SO52S&v=1UH08207SO5000000. dead.