Contigliano

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Contigliano
coat of arms
Contigliano (Italy)
Contigliano
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Rieti  (RI)
Coordinates 42 ° 25 '  N , 12 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 24 '32 "  N , 12 ° 45' 56"  E
height 488  m slm
surface 54 km²
Residents 3,886 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 72 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 02043
prefix 0746
ISTAT number 057025
Popular name Contiglianesi
Patron saint San Michele
Website Contigliano

Contigliano is a municipality in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio with 3886 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located 83 km north of Rome and 10 km west of Rieti .

geography

Contigliano is located in the Sabine mountains above the Velino valley . The old town is located on a hill protruding into the valley. Most of the modern town lies at its feet in the valley. It is a member of the Comunità Montana Montepiano Reatino .

The districts of Contigliano are Collebaccaro, Montisola, San Filippo and Terria.

The neighboring towns of Casperia , Colli sul Velino , Cottanello , Greccio , Montasola and Rieti .

traffic

Contigliano is on the Strada Statale SS 79 Ternana , which leads from Rieti to Terni . The municipality also has a train station on the Terni - Sulmona railway line .

history

The place has its origins in antiquity as an estate of the Roman family of Quinctilius . 770 a locus Quintiliani is mentioned for the first time. In 1157 a fortified village is secured by the Castellum Quintiliani , which secures the exit of the Rieti Valley. In the 15th century the place came into the possession of the Sforza family , which provoked the town of Rieti, which no longer saw its territory under its own control. In 1501 the soldiers of Rieti, under the command of Vitelozzo Viteli, managed to take the fortress. This event meant a serious setback for Contigliano, which then had only 90 inhabitants. Subsequently, it shared the story of Rieti.

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 2,780 3,360 3,653 3,902 3,666 4.012 2,710 3,142 3,462

Source: ISTAT

politics

Angelo Toni (citizen list Toni Sindaco ) was elected mayor in June 2009. He won the election against his predecessor Nella Melchiorri (citizen list) (2004-2009).

Partner municipality

Daughters and sons of the church

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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  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