Belmonte in Sabina

Belmonte in Sabina
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
province	Rieti  (RI)
Coordinates	42 ° 19 '  N , 12 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 19 '4 "  N , 12 ° 53' 34"  E
height	756  m slm
surface	28 km²
Residents	639 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	23 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	02020
prefix	0765
ISTAT number	057005
Popular name	Belmontesi
Patron saint	Maria SS. Della Croce
Website	Belmonte in Sabina

Belmonte in Sabina is a municipality in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio with 639 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located 78 km northeast of Rome and 35 km northwest of Rieti .

geography

Belmonte is located on an elongated ridge above the Turano valley in the Sabine Mountains . The districts are Prime Ville, Seconde Ville, Terze Ville, Sant'Elena, Zoccani, Bivio Parigi, San Nicola, Cava and Turano.

Belmonte is a member of the Comunità Montana del Turano .

The neighboring towns are Longone Sabino , Rieti , Rocca Sinibalda and Torricella in Sabina .

history

Belmonte was first named as Castrum Belmontis in two bulls of Pope John XXII. mentioned.

Population development

year	1861	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001
Residents	1,100	1,211	1,241	1,201	1.105	1,132	614	627	617

Source: ISTAT

politics

Maria Castellani ( Torre Citizen List ) was elected mayor for the second time in June 2009.

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 .

swell

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

Web links

Commons : Belmonte in Sabina  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Belmonte on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
• www.sabina.it (Italian)