Acquapendente

Acquapendente
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
province	Viterbo (VT)
Coordinates	42 ° 45 ' N , 11 ° 52' E Coordinates: 42 ° 44 '41 " N , 11 ° 51' 54" E
height	420 m slm
surface	120 km²
Residents	5,397 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	45 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	01021
prefix	0763
ISTAT number	056001
Popular name	Aquesiani
Patron saint	Sant'Ermete
Website	Acquapendente
	; Panorama of Acquapendente

Acquapendente is an Italian commune with 5397 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Viterbo in the Lazio region .

The fraction Torre Alfina is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (the most beautiful places in Italy).

geography

Location of Acquapendente in the province of Viterbo

Acquapendente is the northernmost municipality in the Lazio region. It is located on a hill above the Paglia valley . The eastern municipality is occupied by the nature reserve Monte Rufeno , which is defined by forests with oaks and chestnuts. The reserve has a rich flora and fauna. Even wolves have been sighted.

The municipality extends over an altitude of 190 to 750 m s. l. m.

The municipality is located in earthquake zone 2 (medium risk) and in the climatic classification of Italian municipalities in zone E, 2 299 GR / G.

The districts of Acquapendente are Torre Alfina and Trevinano. It borders on the neighboring communities of Allerona ( TR ), Castel Giorgio (TR), Castel Viscardo (TR), Grotte di Castro , Onano , Proceno , San Casciano dei Bagni ( SI ), San Lorenzo Nuovo and Sorano ( GR ).

history

The area of today's Acquapendente is an old Etruscan and Roman settlement area, as can be seen from numerous artefacts in the vicinity. The place itself was mentioned for the first time in the 9th century AD in connection with a Farisa or Arisa castle on the Via Francigena . 964 the name Acquapendente (m) was the first time in a document of Kaiser Otto I. mentioned. The city name ("Hanging Water") refers to the numerous small waterfalls in the area, from which the Paglia feeds, which defines the local border between Lazio and Tuscany .

The city later belonged to Tuscany. At the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries it was part of the Siena area . From 1499 the place belonged to the Papal States .

Acquapendente was originally under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Orvieto . After the fall of the Duchy of Castro , the bishopric was moved from Castro to Acquapendente in 1649. In 1986 the diocese was incorporated into the diocese of Viterbo . Acquapendente has been a titular bishopric since 1991 .

The city is a member of the Cittàslow , a movement founded in Italy in 1999 to slow down and increase the quality of life in cities through environmental policy, infrastructure policy, urban quality, appreciation of autochthonous products, hospitality, awareness and quality of the landscape. It also belongs to the Comunità Montana Alta Tuscia Laziale .

Population development

year	1871	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001
Residents	5,983	5,607	6.231	6,655	6,930	7.141	6,041	5,886	5,788

Source: ISTAT

politics

Alberto Bambini ( PD ) was elected mayor for the second time in May 2011. His center-left alliance has the majority in the municipal council with 8 out of 12 seats.

Attractions

Torre Barbarossa

Torre Alfina

Basilica of San Sepolcro (1149), co- cathedral of the Viterbo diocese
The Torre Barbarossa is the last remnant of the Stauferburg from the 12th century
San Francesco Church (12th century)
Sant'Agostino Church (16th century)
Palazzo Viscontini (1581), with an impressive Mannerist facade
Ponte Gregorio (bridge built by Giovanni Fontana (1540–1614) from 1578 to 1580 over the Paglia on the Via Cassia (SS 2))
Torre Alfina, district and castle

sons and daughters of the town

Giambattista Casti , poet and satirist
Girolamo Fabrizio (1537–1619), also Hieronymus Fabricius from Aquapendente , anatomist and founder of modern embryology
Giovanni Monaldeschi (1626–1657), servant and favorite of the Swedish Queen Christina , born in the district of Torre Alfina
Guglielmo Pifferi (1819–1910), Curia Bishop

traffic

Acquapendente is located 128 km north of Rome , 52 km northwest of Viterbo and 12 km north of Lake Bolsena . The place is on Strada Statale SS 2 Via Cassia , which connects Rome with Siena and Florence . The nearest train station is 28 km away in Orvieto .

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 .