Solomeo
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Solomeo | |
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  Solomeo Location of Solomeo in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 43°04′59″N 12°16′39″E / 43.08306°N 12.27750°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Province | Perugia |
| Comune | Corciano |
| Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 711 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Dialing code | 075 |
Solomeo is a frazione of the comune of Corciano in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 273 metres above sea level.
Solomeo is about 9 km south of the city of Corciano. The village is centered mainly on the hill top and the surrounding plain below is irrigated by the waters of the stream Caina.
The history of Solomeo is reportedly sparsely documented, but the settlement does have a precise foundation date. On 7 September 1391 the magistracy of Perugia appointed Meo di Giovanni di Nicola Galassi and Cristoforo di Pietro Tanoli to have the fortress of Solomeo built in the Perugian countryside near Meo's palace. They were authorized to compel nearby inhabitants to work on the construction, under penalty of imprisonment.[3]
After Solomeo was fortified, the parishes of Mandoleto and Montefrondoso were united to it. In 1399, after each of those parishes in turn built its own small fortress, they obtained permission to live independently of Solomeo.[3]
In 1402 Solomeo was taken by force, sacked, and heavily damaged by papal Florentine troops, but in the same year it was recovered by Perugian townspeople. Later, unwilling to remain subject to the Perugian populace, it rebelled, and the magistrates of Perugia charged Ser Coluccio di Arquata, a city official, with taking severe measures against the people of Solomeo.[3]
The parish church of San Bartolomeo was a dependency of the cathedral of San Lorenzo. The settlement continued to grow: on 15 December 1503 Perugia ordered the construction of a well with contributions from the city, and in 1578 permission was requested to build new houses within an enclosure outside the settlement; this was granted on condition that the price of the land would be spent to the advantage of Perugia.[3]
In the mid-19th century, Soloméo had 272 inhabitants.[4]
At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 436 inhabitants[1]
Today Solomeo has been largely restored by Brunello Cucinelli.[5]
