Cannara

Cannara
Comune
Comune di Cannara
Cannara
Coat of arms
Location of Cannara
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Coordinates: 43°00′06″N 12°35′00″E / 43.00167°N 12.58333°E / 43.00167; 12.58333
Country	Italy
Region	Umbria
Province	Perugia
Frazioni	Collemancio, Case Barbetta, Case Brilli, I Cappuccini
Government
• Mayor	Giovanna Petrini
Area [1]
• Total	32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation	197 m (646 ft)
Population  (2005)[2]
• Total	3,880
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym	Cannaresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	06033
Dialing code	0742
Patron saint	St. Matthew
Saint day	September 21
Website	Official website

Cannara is a town and comune on the Topino River in the floodplain of central Umbria, in the province of Perugia. It is located about 7 km west of Spello and 9 km north of Bevagna.

It is a low-key agricultural village: its main business is the growing of wheat and onions. Its railroad station is used for freight and does not serve passengers.

As indicated by the etymology of the name (from canna, rushes), it is a medieval town, recent by the standards of the region, since in earlier times the site was underwater in the Lacus Clitorius that covered much of the area between Bastia Umbra and Foligno, and was only drained in the Middle Ages. At any rate Cannara is first mentioned in 1170 as insula Cannaio — "the island of Cannaio"; the lake had not been completely drained yet.

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Its principal monuments consist in a number of small churches, among which the most important is probably the Church of the Buona Morte (also known as the Church of the Stigmata of St Francis), which may be associated with the foundation of the Third Order by Francis of Assisi. In the territory of the comune, a shrine at Pian d'Arca commemorates the "Miracle of the Birds" of the same Saint Francis. Also, the little hilltop town of Collemancio has two old churches and a ruined Roman settlement identified by some with Urbinum Hortense.

Cannara's main annual celebration is a Sagra in honor of the onion: the Festa della Cipolla -- the week-long festival, featuring onion-based dining al fresco, draws over 10,000 visitors and is one of the best of the Umbrian 'sagre'.^{[citation needed]}

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• Thayer's Gazetteer of Umbria

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