Cittareale

Cittareale
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
province	Rieti  (RI)
Coordinates	42 ° 37 '  N , 13 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 37 '4 "  N , 13 ° 9' 34"  E
height	952  m slm
surface	68 km²
Residents	426 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	6 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	02010
prefix	0746
ISTAT number	057017
Popular name	Civitaresi or Cittarealesi
Patron saint	San Rocco
Website	Cittareale

Cittareale is a municipality in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio with 426 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

geography

Cittareale is 125 km northeast of Rome and 52 km northeast of Rieti . It is located above the Velino valley , which rises in the municipality, surrounded by the mountains of the Reatine Abruzzo , at the foot of Monte Cambio (2084 m). The municipality extends over a height of 757 to 1,825 m slm

The municipality includes the districts of Ara dei Colli, Bricca, Cagnerone, Ca Jenco, Cesetta, Collenasso, Collicelle, Conca, Folcara, Le Rose, Marianitto, Matrecciano, Mola Coletta, Pallottini, Santa Croce, Santa Giusta, Sacco, Scanzano, Sorecone, Trimezzo, Vetozza and Vezzano.

The community is located in earthquake zone 1 (highly endangered).

Cittareale is a member of the Comunità Montana del Velino .

The neighboring towns are Accumoli , Amatrice , Borbona , Cascia ( PG ), Leonessa , Montereale ( AQ ), Norcia (PG) and Posta .

traffic

Cittareale is 5 km from Via Salaria SS 4, which leads from Rome via Ascoli Piceno to the Adriatic coast at Porto d'Ascoli . The nearest train station is Antrodoco on the Terni - Sulmona line , 29 km away.

history

The town of Falacrinae , founded by the Sabines , was located in the municipality and has been excavated in the suburb of Colicelle since 2005 under the direction of Giovanna Alvino from the Lazio Monument Authority.

The core of today's community is said to have been founded in 1261 by Manfred von Staufen . After the fall of the Hohenstaufen the place came to the Kingdom of Naples .

Population development

year	1861	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001
Residents	1,635	1,628	1,811	1.918	1,496	1.312	840	552	482

Source: ISTAT

politics

Giuseppe Fedele (Citizen List Insieme per Cittareale ) was elected mayor in May 2011. He replaced Pierluigi Feliciangeli, who was no longer a candidate.

Daughters and sons of the church

• Vespasian (9–79), Roman emperor

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. ↑ Information from the Ministry of the Interior ( Memento of the original dated May 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

• Page about Cittareale (Italian)
• Cittareale on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)