Bastia Umbra

Bastia Umbra (Italian pronunciation: [baˈstiːa ˈumbra]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 15 km southeast of Perugia.

[3] Bastia Umbra borders the following municipalities: Assisi, Bettona, Perugia, and Torgiano.

First news of settlements in the area dates from the 11th century AD, although the presence of Roman ruins testify that it was inhabited also in ancient times.

In the Middle Ages Bastia was entangled in the struggle between the communes of Assisi and Perugia; in 1319, after a siege of seven months, troops from the latter ravaged it.

The suffix "Umbra" was added after the annexation to the newly unified Kingdom of Italy in 1860.