Foligno

Foligno, a town of Central Italy, on the Topino, 25 miles SE. of Perugia. The town has a modern appearance, and possesses a cathedral and several churches. Tanning, paper-making, the manufacture of sugar confectionery, and the cultivation of the vine and of silk are carried on. The town was destroyed by the people of Perugia in 1281, and in 1833 it suffered severely from an earthquake. In 1439 it became subject to the pope. Pop. 8753.