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Urbino
Settled by Umbrians, then was home to Etruscans, Celts & Gauls; taken by Rome 3rd cen. BCE; ruled by Church 9th-13th cen.; was a major political and cultural center from 15th cen.; went to Papal States in 1626; has had little modern industrial development; historic core named an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.