Cantalupo in Sabina

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Cantalupo in Sabina
coat of arms
Cantalupo in Sabina (Italy)
Cantalupo in Sabina
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Rieti  (RI)
Coordinates 42 ° 18 '  N , 12 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 18 '17 "  N , 12 ° 38' 56"  E
height 297  m slm
surface 10 km²
Residents 1,652 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 165 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 02040
prefix 0765
ISTAT number 057010
Popular name Cantalupani
Patron saint San Biagio
Website Cantalupo in Sabina

Cantalupo in Sabina is a municipality with 1652 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio .

Cantalupo in Sabina, Parish Church Maria Santissima Assunta in Cielo

geography

Cantalupo is 58 km north of Rome and 42 km southwest of Rieti . It is located in the Lower Sabina , the hill country above the Tiber valley . The old town center is at the highest point in the municipality. The municipality extends over a height of 75 to 297 m slm

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

The districts of Piedimordenti, Terra and Vallemare belong to the municipality.

The neighboring towns are Casperia , Forano , Poggio Catino , Roccantica , Selci and Torri in Sabina .

traffic

Cantalupo is on the strada stadale SS 313 , which leads from the Roma Nord motorway exit on the A1 Autostrada del Sole to Terni . The nearest train station is in Poggio Mirteto Scalo on the FR1 regional line , 8 km from the town center.

history

In the Cantalupo area there were some villae rusticae in antiquity . During the Migration Period , the population fled to places that were easier to defend. They gathered around the Castrum Cantalupi , which was first mentioned in writing in 1037. Until 1861 the place belonged successively to the noble families of Savelli , Cesi , Lante , Simonetti and Camuccini . It then became part of the Kingdom of Italy and has belonged to the province of Rieti since 1927.

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 708 843 1,085 1,182 1,353 1,414 1,177 1,489 1,621

Source: ISTAT

politics

Giorgio Tenerini (list of citizens) was elected mayor in June 2004 and confirmed in office in 2009.

coat of arms

A black wolf with a blue star on a silver shield. It is a talking coat of arms , as Canta Lupo means something like the wolf that sings (howls) .

Attractions

Caravaggio in the Palazzo Camuccini

The Palazzo Camuccini Cesi was built over the Savelli Castle during the Renaissance. Giovanni Battista Camuccini, who acquired the palace, set up a museum there for the work of his father Vincenzo Camuccini . In addition, other Italian masters such as Caravaggio (Christ on the pillar) are shown in the museum . Currently (2010) the museum is closed for restoration .

Culinary specialties

The cantaloupe melon is named after Cantalupo, and was first grown in Europe from seeds from Armenia in the Camuccini Park in 1700.

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 .

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. ^ Italian Ministry of the Interior

Web links

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