Monteleone d'Orvieto
| Monteleone d'Orvieto | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Monteleone d'Orvieto | ||
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 Monteleone d'Orvieto
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| Coordinates: 42°55′N 12°3′E / 42.917°N 12.050°ECoordinates: 42°55′N 12°3′E / 42.917°N 12.050°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Umbria | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Terni (TR) | |
| Frazioni | Colle, San Lorenzo, Santa Maria, Spiazzolino | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Mario Pattuglia | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 23.9 km2 (9.2 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) | |
| Population (2007) | ||
| • Total | 1,793 | |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Monteleonesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 05017 | |
| Dialing code | 0763 | |
| Patron saint | St. Theodore, St. Paul and St. Peter | |
| Saint day | June 29 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Monteleone d'Orvieto is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 35 km southwest of Perugia and about 60 km northwest of Terni.
According to 16th century historian Cipriano Manente, Monteleone was founded by the comune of Orvieto in 1052, as a castle guarding its northern boundaries. In 1373 Emperor Charles IV assigned it to the viscounts of Turrena, and later it was contended by several local barons such as the Corbara family and a nephew of Pope Sixtus IV. In 1481 it was returned to Orvieto.
In 1643, during the War of Castro fought between the Barberini Pope Urban VIII and the house of Farnese, Monteleone was besieged and destroyed by the troops of Florence.
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