Castel di Tora

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Castel di Tora
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Castel di Tora (Italy)
Castel di Tora
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Rieti  (RI)
Coordinates 42 ° 13 '  N , 12 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 12 '55 "  N , 12 ° 57' 55"  E
height 607  m slm
surface 15 km²
Residents 270 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 02020
prefix 0765
ISTAT number 057013
Popular name Castelvecchiesi
Patron saint Sant 'Anatolia
Website Castel di Tora
Castel di Tora
Castel di Tora

Castel di Tora is an Italian municipality in the province of Rieti in the Lazio region with 270 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The place is about 60 kilometers northeast of Rome and is a member of the association I borghi più belli d'Italia (The Most Beautiful Places in Italy).

It was called Castel Vecchio until 1864 and was then renamed after the ancient city of Torah of the Sabines (supposedly) located here .

geography

The place is located on a peninsula in the Lago del Turano reservoir , through which the Turano flows, and is grouped around a medieval castle. He is a member of the Comunità Montana del Turano .

history

View of Castel di Tora across the lake

The castle was mentioned for the first time in 1035 in a document from the Farfa monastery under the name Castrum Vetus de Ophiano . In 1092 the area around the castle came to the mighty Farfa Abbey together with the neighboring Castrum Antoni (today ruins on Monte Antuni). However, both castles were probably built in the 10th century as a defense against the Saracens .

In 1241 the castle Castel Vecchio was confiscated by Frederick II . After the battle of Tagliacozzo (50 km southeast) the last Staufer Konradin fled to Castel Vecchio on August 23, 1268. As a result, the castle came to the Counts of Mareri. The Orsini followed in 1440, the Estouteville in 1558 and the Borghese in 1634 . The Castel Antuni, on the other hand, belonged to the Brancaleoni and from the 18th century to the Del Drago.

From 1935 to 1938 the Lago del Turano was dammed. In the process, however, the most fertile soils in the region disappeared, leading to an emigration of the population. Today, however, the lake plays an important role in tourism, which has become the most important industry.

In 1944 the Castel Antuni was bombed during the advance of the Allies and the place around the Palazzo del Drago was completely abandoned by the population. In 1992 the Palazzo del Drago was restored and a clinic for drug addicts was set up there.

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 1.009 1,036 1.011 964 890 826 489 330 286

Source: ISTAT

politics

Giovanni Orsini ( Labor et vita. Tradizione e progresso ) was elected mayor for the second time in June 2009.

Castel di Tora has a partnership with the French municipality of Oingt in the Rhône department .

Festivals

  • The Sagra del Polentone takes place on the first Sunday after Ash Wednesday .
  • The Sagra degli Strigliozzi takes place on the first Sunday in October. Strigliozzi is a handmade pasta specialty.

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  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed August 31, 2017 (Italian).
  3. ^ Italian Ministry of the Interior

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