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Town Hall

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Located in Piazza Matteotti, site of the City, is one of the historical buildings of Umbertide. It is one of the most interesting buildings of Umbertide. Until 1700 the northern side of today's Piazza Matteotti was lined with humble houses. Purchased by the Marquis Bourbon di Sorbello were demolished to build a building for their own use. In the nineteenth century belonged to the family that Mavarelli, June 19, 1841 signed a contract of perpetual lease, and ceded to the town hall. In 1923 he was made ​​a few changes to the building interior and the enfranchisement of the deliberate long-term leasing fee: for this operation were then allocated seven thousand pounds. This period was also removed the wooden hut that filled the hall. Were also restored the paintings that remind people umbertidesi and was commissioned to prof. Frenguelli run two travertine of coats of arms, in Italy and Umbertide, to be built between the central windows of the first floor. The bombing of April 25, 1944 and subsequent spared this construction, however, that was seriously damaged in many parts from other war. In the postwar period was provided to repair and restore all local frescoed vaults on the first floor with a total expenditure of one million five hundred thousand pounds. For its poor conditions and dangerous September 21, 1981 began the restoration and consolidation that was completed November 10, 1984. In the "floor" the walls and ceilings are decorated with frescoes and rooms containing valuable paintings. The building houses all municipal offices.