Deruta

Deruta
Comune di Deruta
Location of Deruta
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Deruta is located in Italy
Deruta
Deruta
Location of Deruta in Italy
Deruta is located in Umbria
Deruta
Deruta
Deruta (Umbria)
Coordinates: 42°59′N 12°25′E / 42.983°N 12.417°E / 42.983; 12.417
CountryItaly
RegionUmbria
ProvincePerugia (PG)
FrazioniCasalina, Castelleone, Ponte Nuovo, Ripabianca, San Niccolò di Celle, Sant'Angelo di Celle, Fanciullata, Ponticelli, San Benedetto, Venturello, Viale
Government
 • MayorAlvaro Verbena
Area
 • Total44 km2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation
234 m (768 ft)
Population
 (2007)[2]
 • Total8,935
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
DemonymDerutesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
06053
Dialing code075
Patron saintSt. Catherine
Saint dayNovember 25
WebsiteOfficial website

Deruta is a hill town and comune in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region of central Italy. Long known as a center of refined maiolica manufacture, Deruta remains known for its ceramics, which are exported worldwide. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Umbria" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.

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