1) Hilltown in Umbria 
==History== Probably built upon Roman foundations, Deruta`s name in its early variants (Ruto, Ruta, Rupta, Direpta and Diruta) all signify the `ruin” of this strategic site caused by the 6th-century Gothic War and the Lombard invasion. The Medieval commune that rose from these ruins had its own charter in the 13th century and was governed fro......
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