Ruscio is a village of east central Umbria, a small Frazione ('Fraction') of Monteleone di Spoleto, located at 42°38N 12°58E in the upper valley of the Corno River at about 900 metres (2953 ft) above sea-level. It is 2 km SE of Monteleone and 11 km (7 mi) N of Leonessa. Its population is estimated at about 200.

Ruscio
Frazione
Ruscio Location of Ruscio in Italy
Coordinates: 42°39′N 12°57′E
Country	Italy
Region	Umbria
Province	Perugia
Comune	Monteleone di Spoleto
Elevation	786 m (2,579 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	126
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Monteleone di Spoleto is the village where a celebrated Etruscan chariot was found, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The village and its immediate vicinity also have several Romanesque churches, some Roman remains, and the Bronze Age site, apparently a religious sanctuary, of Forma Cavaliera.

External links

• Pro Ruscio
• Bill Thayer's site

(Incorporates text from Bill Thayer's Gazetteer of Italy, by permission.)