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Historical Foundations

The roots of the Piazza del Comune stretch back to the dawn of Montefalco’s medieval prominence, when the town’s strategic hilltop position commanded sweeping vistas of the Umbrian valley below. Established in the 12th century, Montefalco was an outpost of the Holy Roman Empire, tasked with monitoring trade routes between Spoleto and Perugia. The piazza itself evolved around the Palazzo Comunale, a fortified civic palace whose crenellated battlements and robust stone façade exemplify Romanesque and early Gothic architecture in Umbria. Through centuries of shifting allegiances—from the papal states to the Republic of Perugia—this central square remained the focal point of public life, witnessing ceremonies, proclamations, and the rise of the Montefalco aristocracy.