Necropoli Etrusca del Crocifisso del Tufo
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Necropoli Etrusca del Crocifisso del Tufo is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Monte Croce di Serra stands 997 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pozzo della Cava, a attraction 0.2 miles away.
The story
The Crocifisso del Tufo is an Etruscan necropolis in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. The necropolis owes its name to a crucifix engraved in the tuff inside a rock chapel, carved into the rock on which the city stands. The small church that gave the name to the necropolis can also be reached via a pedestrian path that descends from Porta Maggiore. It is dated to at least the 6th century because of inscriptions found at the site. It was attended from the 8th to the 3rd centuries B.C. However, its apex of development was in the 6th and 5th centuries. It is to this time that the layout of the necropolis, grouped in blocks, is dated. It consists of over 200 tombs. The burials were fashioned from the local stone-like amalgam called tuff, a mixture of lava and ash. They are of "chamber" type, mostly arranged in a network of sepulchral streets, forming an orthogonal system. The lots, "defined by orthogonal intersecting roads that were occupied by tombs of the cubic kind—"a dado" like dice—follow a rigid disposition reflecting a social organization of an egalitarian kind." The burials that can be visited today belong to individual families; they were closed with a slab of tuff and cushioned with blocks of tuff. Each tomb has the family name in Etruscan inscribed on the entrance lintels. Riccardo Mancini, an Orvieto native who had been working on Etruscan sites since the 1870s, inherited some property, to which land was possibly added through marriage. In this property, he discovered the Crocifisso del Tufo necropolis. It lay unknown and untouched for over 2000 years. The objects found at the site can be seen at the Museums of Orvieto. Some of them are luxurious items, showing the wealth achieved by a large part of the population.
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Wikidata Q3346892, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What to expect
Not in use. Expect no services.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pozzo della Cava: 0.2 mi
- Pozzo della Cava: 0.2 mi
- Torre del Moro: 0.3 mi
- Labirinto Di Adriano: 0.3 mi
- Duomo di Orvieto: 0.5 mi
- Statua di Padre Pio: 0.2 mi
- Monumento ai caduti: 0.8 mi
- Tombe Golini e degli Hescana: 1.4 mi
- Castel Rubello: 2.4 mi
- Castello di San Quirico: 3.0 mi
- Museo Claudio Faina: 0.5 mi
- Museo Opera del Duomo - Palazzi Papali: 0.5 mi
- Museo dell'Opera del Duomo: 0.5 mi
- Museo Emilio Greco: 0.5 mi
- Museo archeologico nazionale di Orvieto: 0.6 mi
- Giardini comunali di Orvieto: 0.7 mi
- Il parchetto della Rocca: 1.9 mi
- Villa Paolina: 2.8 mi
- Parco della pace: 5.6 mi
- Parco Giandomenico Pistonami: 5.9 mi
- Monte Panaro: 6.1 mi
- Poggio Pocatrabbio: 6.4 mi
- Poggio del Torrone: 7.0 mi
- Poggio Pianale: 7.2 mi
- Poggio Monterado: 7.7 mi
- La Testimonianza: 9.6 mi
- La Direzione: 9.9 mi
- L'incontro: 10.1 mi
- Il Cammino: 10.3 mi
- La Partenza: 10.4 mi
- Sorgente Tione: 2.9 mi
- Sorgenti del Pozzangone: 5.5 mi
- Fontanile di Santa Lucia: 6.9 mi
- Fontana del Sambuco: 12.0 mi
- Sorgente di Capita: 14.4 mi
- Giardini comunali di Orvieto: 0.6 mi
- Giardino del Poeta: 6.4 mi
- Giardinetto presso la chiesa: 10.9 mi
- Giardinetto presso il castello: 10.9 mi
- La Vignaccia: 11.1 mi
- Parco di Turona: 9.3 mi
- Panchine del Pellegrino: 10.4 mi
- Parco Aiola: 11.8 mi
- Parco Pietraia: 13.7 mi
- Biancheto: 19.5 mi
- SIC Calanchi Civita di Bagnoregio: 7.4 mi
- Bosco del Sasseto: 8.5 mi
- Oasi del Lago di Alviano: 10.7 mi
- Riserva Naturale Monte Casoli di Bomarzo: 17.0 mi
- SIC Caldera di Latera: 17.2 mi
- Cascata della Ferriera: 9.7 mi
- piscine naturali: 12.5 mi
- Cascata Dell'infernaccio: 13.5 mi
- Cascata Borga Sala: 16.7 mi
- Cascata del Martelluzzo: 17.5 mi
- Bagnaccio: 18.1 mi
- Bagnaccio: 18.2 mi
- Sorgente Zitelle: 20.5 mi
- Pozzo San Valentino: 20.7 mi
- Sorgente Bagno del Papa: 21.3 mi
- dolina: 10.3 mi
- Rupe Falcaia: 15.3 mi
- Dolina Cesa Fumetto: 16.3 mi
- Scoglio dell'Aquilone: 19.1 mi
- Falesia Bagnaia: 21.1 mi
- Spiaggia di Montefiascone: 14.6 mi
- Spiaggia La Cava: 15.7 mi
- Le mole: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Necropoli Etrusca del Crocifisso del Tufo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Croce di Serra | ESE 111° | 997 m | 11.9 mi |
| Monte Melezzole | ESE 109° | 994 m | 11.7 mi |
| Monte Rotondo | ESE 114° | 918 m | 12.9 mi |
| Monte Pianicel Grande | ESE 116° | 898 m | 13.5 mi |
| Monte Citernella | ESE 106° | 880 m | 11.0 mi |
| Monte Alsicci | ESE 104° | 872 m | 10.9 mi |
| Monte Castellaro | ESE 102° | 861 m | 10.8 mi |
| Monte Pozzo Callarano | E 100° | 840 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:16 | 17:46 | 18:24 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:55 | 16:41 |
Local time (Europe/Rome).
Where this comes from
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