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Terni listen (help·info) (Laitin: Interamna) is a ceety in soothren Umbrie, central Italy, caipital o the province o Terni, locatit in the plain o the Nera river. It is 104 kilometre (65 mile) north o Roum, 36 kilometre (22 mile) northwast o Rieti, an 29 kilometre (18 mile) sooth o Spoleto.
Terni Interamna | |
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Comune | |
Comune di Terni | |
![]() Panorama o Terni | |
Coordinates: 42°34′N 12°39′E | |
Kintra | Italy |
Region | Umbrie |
Province | Terni (TR) |
Frazioni | Acquapalombo, Appecano, Battiferro, Cecalocco, Cesi, Collegiacone, Collescipoli, Collestatte, Giuncano Alto, Giuncano Scalo, Marmore, Miranda, Papigno, Piediluco, Poggio Lavarino, Polenaco, Porzano, Pracchia, Rocca San Zenone, San Carlo, San Liberatore, Titurano, Torreorsina |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Leopoldo Di Girolamo (Democratic Pairty) |
Area | |
• Total | 211 km2 (81 sq mi) |
Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
Population (30 November 2011) | |
• Total | 113,444 |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Ternani |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 05100 |
Diallin code | 0744 |
Patron saunt | Saunt Valentine |
Saunt day | 14 Februar 14 |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
The ceety wis foondit aroond the 7t century BC bi the Umbries, in a territory inhabitit (as testifee'd bi archaeological excavations o several necropolises) as early as the Bronze Age. In the 3rd century BC it wis conquered bi the Romans an suin acome a important municipium leein on the Via Flaminia. The Roman name wis Interamna, meanin "in atween twa rivers". Durin the Roman Empire the ceety wis enriched wi several biggins, includin aqueducts, waws, amphitheatres, temples an brigs.
Efter the Lombard conquest (755) Terni lost ony role o prominence, reducin tae a seicontar toun in the Duchy o Spoleto. In 1174 it wis sackit bi Frederick Barbarossa's general, Airchbishop Christian o Mainz. In the follaein century Terni wis ane o the favourite seat o St. Francis' prayins.
In the 14t century Terni issued a constitution o its awn an frae 1353 the waws wur enlairgit, an new channels wur opened. As well as hintle the Italian communes o the Late Middle Ages, it wis slain bi inner disputes atween Guelphs an Ghibellines, an later atween the twa pairties o Nobili an Banderari. Later it acome pairt o the Papal States. In 1580 a airnwirk, the Ferriera, wis introducit tae wirk the airn ore mined in Monteleone di Spoleto, stairtin the tradeetional industrial connotation o the ceety. In the 17t century, housomeivver, Terni declined further due tae plagues an famines.
In the 19t century Terni teuk advantage o the Industrial Revolution an o plentiful watter soorces in the aurie. New industries includit a steelwirk, a foondry, as well as wappens, jute an oo factories. In 1927 Terni became caipital o the province. The presence o important industries made it a favourite target for the Alleed bombardments in Warld War II, totallin 108 raids. Despite this, industrial environs increased quickly, in fact the ceety is cried "the italian Manchester".
The ceety haes three important industrial hubs: the first ane is the Stainless cried AST (pairt o the group ThyssenKrupp) an is a wide aurie locatit in the east pairt o Terni. In the wastren pairt thare is a seicont industrial hub, kent as "aurie Polymer", wi fower different chemical multinaitional industries. The third industrial hub is the "TERNI Research", which produces technologies employed for green energies an constructs green pouer plants in Italy.
Terni is connectit wi the A1 motorwey, the Naitional Road Tiberina an Naitional Road Flaminia bi the RATO, a motorwey junction.
Terni railway station is pairt o the Ancona–Orte railwey, an is a junction station for twa seicondar lines an aw, the Terni–Sulmona railwey (which links Terni wi L'Aquila) an the Terni–Sansepolcro railwey (FCU) (which serves Perugia).
Nearbi, at the confluence o the Velino an Nera Rivers, is the Cascata delle Marmore, a 165 m watterfaw.
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