Bellegra

Bellegra
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
Metropolitan city	Rome  (RM)
Coordinates	41 ° 53 '  N , 13 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 52 '54 "  N , 13 ° 1' 43"  E
height	815  m slm
surface	19 km²
Residents	2,800 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	147 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	00030
prefix	06
ISTAT number	058012
Popular name	Bellegrani
Patron saint	St. Sixtus
Bellegra as seen from Olevano

Bellegra is an Italian commune in the metropolitan city of Rome in the Lazio region with 2800 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located 60 km east of Rome . Until 1880 it was called Civitella

geography

Location of Bellegra in the province of Rome

Bellegra is 60 km east of Rome and 54 km northwest of Frosinone . The historical center extends on a ridge of the Monti Prenestini. From here you have a wide view of the Sacco valley and the opposite Monti Lepini . The municipality extends over a height of 260 to 815  m slm

Bellegra is a member of the Comunità Montana Valle dell'Aniene .

The community is located in earthquake zone 2 (medium risk).

The neighboring municipalities are clockwise: Olevano Romano , San Vito Romano , Pisoniano , Gerano , Rocca Santo Stefano , Affile and Roiate .

traffic

• Bellegra is 22 km from the Colleferro junction on the A1 Autostrada del Sole motorway.
• It is 10 km from the SS 155 Via Prenestina , which runs from Rome to Frosinone .
• The nearest train station on the FR6 Rome-Cassino line is 21 km away in Valmontone .

history

Presumably the place is identical to the ancient Vitellia mentioned in Livy , which the Aequer conquered. Defenses made of Cyclops masonry still come from this time . From the Latin name Civitas Vitellia , the name Civitella San Sisto , after the local saint, developed in the Middle Ages . In 967, Emperor Otto I confirmed Civitella as the property of Subiaco Abbey . The place was therefore usually referred to as Civitella di Subiaco but also after the neighboring town of Civitella di Olevano . In 1880 the community changed the name to Bellegra to avoid confusion with communities of the same name. In the 19th century, like Olevano, the place became a destination for romantic painters like Ludwig Richter and Friedrich Ludwig von Maydell .

Population development

year	1871	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001
Residents	1,831	2,264	2,628	3.157	3,584	3,059	3.134	3,029

Source: ISTAT

politics

Domenico Moselli ( PD ) was elected mayor in May 2011. He replaced Mario Sisto Ferrante (2006-2011), who was no longer a candidate. Flavio Cera (Lista Civica: Sviluppiamo Bellegra) has been in office as Mayor since June 22, 2016.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ^ Italian civil defense
3. ^ Associazione Socio Culturale Bellegra (Italian), accessed June 30, 2012
4. ^ Information from the Ministry of the Interior , accessed on May 23, 2012

Web links

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

• Information about Bellegra (Italian)
• Bellegra on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
• Comunità Montana Valle dell'Aniene (Italian)