Allumiere
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lazio | |
Metropolitan city | Rome (RM) | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 9 ' N , 11 ° 54' E | |
height | 522 m slm | |
surface | 92 km² | |
Residents | 3,914 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 43 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 00051 | |
prefix | 0766 | |
ISTAT number | 058004 | |
Popular name | Allumieraschi | |
Patron saint | Santa Maria delle Grazie | |
Website | Allumiere |
Allumiere is an Italian commune in the metropolitan city of Rome in the Lazio region with 3914 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).
geography
Allumiere is 73 km northwest of Rome and 15 km northeast of Civitavecchia . It is located in the nature reserve of the Monti della Tolfa . The Tolfa Mountains have been used to mine minerals such as iron ore and alum since the Etruscan era . Hence the name of the place comes from. In Italian, alum is called allume. Today, however, the Tolfa Mountains are one of the loneliest areas in Lazio, so that here, in addition to many other animals, the Tolfa wolves still have a refuge. The municipality extends from 22 to 633 m slm
It consists of the six districts Burò, Ghetto, La Bianca, Nona, Polveriera and Sant'Antonio.
Allumiere is a member of the Comunità Montana Monti della Tolfa .
The community is located in earthquake zone 4 (very little endangered).
The neighboring parishes , clockwise, are Civitavecchia , Tarquinia ( VT ), Tolfa and Santa Marinella .
Population development
year | 1871 | 1881 | 1901 | 1921 | 1936 | 1951 | 1971 | 1991 | 2001 |
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Residents | 1.928 | 2,296 | 2,775 | 3,475 | 3,945 | 4,245 | 4.015 | 4,273 | 4.187 |
Source: ISTAT
politics
Augusto Battilocchio was elected mayor in May 2007. Mayor of the neighboring municipality of Tolfa was his namesake Alessandro Battilocchio until 2010 . The two are not related to each other. On June 11, 2017 Antonio Pasquini was elected as the new mayor.
coat of arms
Five green mountains on a blue sign. Above it a holly with red berries. On it a crowned eagle .
Twin cities
- Deutschkreutz , Burgenland
- Eglfing , Upper Bavaria
- Puzol , Valencia region
Sons and daughters of the place
- Theodulf Mertel (1806–1899), lawyer, justice and interior minister of the Papal States, cardinal; crowned Pope Leo XIII.
Festivals
- On the first Sunday after Ferragosto (August 15th) the Palio delle Contrade takes place, a donkey race in which the six districts compete against each other.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ^ Italian civil defense
- ^ Italian Ministry of the Interior
Web links
- Information about Allumiere (Italian)
- Allumiere on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)