Ronciglione

Ronciglione
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
province	Viterbo  (VT)
Coordinates	42 ° 11 '  N , 12 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 11 '29 "  N , 12 ° 9' 51"  E
height	441  m slm
surface	52 km²
Residents	8,603 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	165 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	01037
prefix	0761
ISTAT number	056045
Popular name	Ronciglionesi
Patron saint	San Bartolomeo
Website	Ronciglione

Old town of Ronciglione

Ronciglione is a municipality in the province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Lazio with 8603 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located 55 km northwest of Rome and 24 km southeast of Viterbo .

geography

Ronciglione is located in the Monti Cimini south of Lake Vico . It is a member of the Comunità Montana dei Cimini .

population

1871	1901	1921	1951	1971	1991	2001
6,044	6,622	6,428	6,977	6,087	7,227	7,470

Source: ISTAT

politics

Massimo Sangiorgi ( center-right alliance ) was elected mayor in May 2007. His center-right alliance also has the majority in the municipal council with 11 out of 16 seats. Alessandro Giovagnoli has been mayor since 2012.

Attractions

Ronciglione has a particularly well-preserved medieval townscape.

Sons and daughters of the place

• Domenico Massenzio (around 1585–1657), composer
• Tullio Cima (1595–1678), notary, conductor and composer
• Massimo Natili (1935–2017), racing car driver
• Marco Mengoni (* 1988), pop singer

Others

The community has repeatedly been the location of Italian films; Among other things, scenes for the film Life is beautiful by Roberto Benigni were shot there.

literature

• Christoph Henning: Lazio. The land around Rome. With walks in the Eternal City (= DuMont art travel guide ). 3rd updated edition. DuMont-Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6031-2 .

Web links

Commons : Ronciglione  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Municipality (Italian)
• Ronciglione on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
• Pictures and brief descriptions of the town and horse racing

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.