Civitella d'Agliano

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Civitella d'Agliano
coat of arms
Civitella d'Agliano (Italy)
Civitella d'Agliano
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Viterbo  (VT)
Coordinates 42 ° 36 '  N , 12 ° 11'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 36 '24 "  N , 12 ° 11' 20"  E
height 262  m slm
surface 33 km²
Residents 1,551 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 47 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 01020
prefix 0761
ISTAT number 056022
Popular name Civitellesi
Patron saint Santo Gorgonio
Website www.comune.civitelladagliano.vt.it

Civitella d'Agliano is an Italian commune with 1551 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Viterbo in the Lazio region .

geography

Civitella d'Agliano is 104 km north of Rome and 28 km north of Viterbo . It is located on a hill above the valley of the Tiber . The municipality extends from the hills of the Tuscia to Lake Alviano, a nature reserve of the WWF .

Case Nuove, Pian della Breccia, San Michele in Teverina, San Sebastiano and Spoletino belong to the municipality.

Its neighboring municipalities are Alviano ( TR ), Bagnoregio , Castiglione in Teverina , Graffignano , Guardea (TR), Montecchio (TR), Orvieto (TR) and Viterbo .

traffic

Civitella d'Agliano is close to the A1 Autostrada del Sole motorway . The next driveway is Orvieto , 23 km away.

The nearest train station on the Rome - Florence line is Alviano Scalo , 9 km from the town center.

history

A first castle called Agliano was built around the year 1000 and was taken over by the Monaldeschi family in the 11th century, who determined the fate of the place for the next few centuries. In 1415 he came to the Apostolic Chamber .

The Curia Bishop Stefano Scerra (1775-1859) was born in Civitella d'Agliano.

Population development

year 1871 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 2,618 2,690 2,772 2,694 2,795 2,810 1,894 1,765 1,734

Source: ISTAT

politics

Roberto Mancini ( PdL ) was elected mayor in June 2004 and confirmed in office in 2009. His center-right list has the majority in the local council with 8 out of 12 seats.

Attractions

  • The Rocca Monaldesca , the medieval castle, defines the cityscape of Civitella.
  • The parish church of Santi Pietro e Callisto was consecrated in 1566.
  • The Church of San Michele in Teverina was founded in 1164.
  • The La Serpara sculpture garden is located in the surrounding hilly landscape .

Culinary specialties

The area of ​​Civitella is determined by olive and wine growing. The wine-growing area belongs to the DOC Orvieto .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Comunali, nel viterbese caporetto del centrosinistra. Ma Civita Castellana è del Pd ( Memento of the original dated December 16, 2015 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. , Il Messaggero June 2009 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ilmessaggero.it