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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
337 m (1,106 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Monday 10:00 PM

Postal code
  
05029

Dialling code
  
0744

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Terni (TR)

Demonym(s)
  
Sangeminesi

Area
  
27.6 km²

Province
  
Province of Terni

Region
  
Umbria

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Frazioni
  
Acquavogliera, Colle Pizzuto, Quadrelletto, Sangemini Fonte

Weather
  
14°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 76% Humidity

San Gemini is a comune (municipality) of c. 4,500 inhabitants in the province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 60 km south of Perugia and about 10 km northwest of Terni.

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Map of 05029 San Gemini Province of Terni, Italy

San Gemini borders the municipalities of Montecastrilli, Narni and Terni.

The town is a well-preserved medieval burgh with two lines of walls, built over the remains of a small Roman center along the old Via Flaminia. It is especially known for its mineral waters.

Main sights

  • San Gemini Cathedral or Duomo - a 12-century church dedicated to the commune's patron, the locally venerated Saint Gemine, whose relics were recovered in 1775, was rebuilt in 1817. Brother Gemine was a monk of Syrian origins who died in 815. The burial urn and original stone are conserved in the sacristy; the saint has been reburied under the high altar. The saint's day is 9 October.
  • Carsulae -Archeological site
  • San Nicolò - Romanesque architecture church.
  • San Francesco - Franciscan church with 15th-century frescoes.
  • Geolab, a permanent exhibition devoted to geological sciences.
  • San Giovanni Battista -11th century church
  • San Carlo -15th century church

    • References

    San Gemini Wikipedia
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