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Posted by lesy-czernek- AT - volny.cz">jiri Czernek on 09/30/00 at 5:56 PM Subject:   Re: Mutignano In Reply to: Re: Mutignano posted by abruzzo2000 on 05/28/00 at 12:06 AM: : : I >,e da amnis,divenuto>,corso d'acqua che scorre nei pressi del paese.Ipotesi accreditabile in quanto sono presenti nel territorio due torrenti :il Calvano e il Foggette.Secondo alcune fonti la popolazione di Mutignano deriva da una colonia di Schiavoni (slavi).Mutigna no era il borgo della vicina Hatria Picena (Atri) e come essa ha subito le dominazioni dei Goti,Longobardi e degli Acquaviva. : : Also if anyone has further information, I would appreciate it as well. : : The web site is at: : : http://utenti.tripod.it/Mutignano/index.htm : The origin of the name Mutignano is, according to Sorricchio, from Mutinim Farum that is, a temple of the GOd of the woods Dio Priapus, however there is no historical evidence for this. The name might also derive from the union of Mutini and Janus in honor of god Priapus and the two-faced god Ianus, or from Mons-tignarius=Mon(te)tignario which means mount rich in timber, wood necessary for the shipbuilding industry of Porto di Cerrano situated just below. Or also from the Latin words Mons and amnis, meaning mount and river, which is explained by the presence of two rivers, Calvano and Foggette. According to some sources the population of Mutignano is derived from a colony of Schiavoni (Slavs). Mutignano was a suburb of nearby Hatria Picena (Atri) and therefore was dominated by Goths, Lombards, and the Acquaviva family. Follow Ups: