Cascia

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Cascia is a historic hill town and pilgrimage site in the Umbria region of central Italy, best known for its association with Saint Rita of Cascia.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Cascia canonical 6
Cascia, Italy 1
Cascia, Umbria, Italy 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
climate temperate inland Apennine climate
country Italy
elevation 653 metres
governedBy Comune di Cascia
hasDemonym Casciani
hasDialingCode 0743
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
religious tourism
small-scale commerce
hasHeritage medieval urban fabric
hasMunicipalStatus comune
hasPlaceOfWorship Basilica of Saint Rita of Cascia
Sanctuary of Saint Rita of Cascia
hasPostalCode 06043
hasRegionCapital Perugia
hasRelicOf Saint Rita of Cascia
hasReligiousBuilding Monastery of Saint Rita of Cascia
hasReligiousTradition Roman Catholicism
hasSaint Rita of Cascia
hasSuburbOrFrazione Roccaporena
isHillTown true
isHistoric true
isKnownFor association with Saint Rita of Cascia
pilgrimages
religious tourism
isPartOf Italian Republic
isPilgrimageSiteFor Roman Catholics
linked to: Roman Catholicism
locatedIn Province of Perugia
Umbria
central Italy
locatedInCountrySubdivision Italian region of Umbria
locatedInGeographicalFeature Apennine Mountains
linked to: Apennines
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedNear Norcia
Roccaporena
namedAfter Rita of Cascia
officialLanguage Italian
partOf Valnerina
religiousSignificance major shrine of Saint Rita
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism
usesTimeZone CEST
CET

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Valnerina contains Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia deathPlace Cascia, Umbria, Italy
linked to: Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia majorShrine Cascia, Italy
linked to: Cascia