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Rivotorto

Frazioni of Assisi
Santuaro Rivotorto front Perugia Italy Sep19 D72 11985
Santuaro Rivotorto front Perugia Italy Sep19 D72 11985

Rivotorto is a frazione of the comune of Assisi in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 211 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat census of 2001 it had 1284 inhabitants. The name comes from a small river that flows through the frazione. In the Umbrian dialect, rivo means 'stream'.

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