Grottaferrata

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Grottaferrata
coat of arms
Grottaferrata (Italy)
Grottaferrata
Country Italy
region Lazio
Metropolitan city Rome  (RM)
Coordinates 41 ° 47 '  N , 12 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 47 '14 "  N , 12 ° 40' 19"  E
height 329  m slm
surface 18 km²
Residents 20,676 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 1,149 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 00046
prefix 06
ISTAT number 058046
Popular name Grottaferratesi
Patron saint San Nilo
Website Grottaferrata

Grottaferrata is an Italian city ​​in the metropolitan city of Rome in the Lazio region with 20,676 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located 20 km southeast of the center of Rome .

geography

Grottaferrata is located in the Alban Mountains and belongs to the communities of the Castelli Romani . It is a member of the Comunità Montana dei Castelli Romani e Prenestini .

The neighboring communities, clockwise from the north, are Frascati , Monte Porzio Catone , Monte Compatri , Rocca di Papa , Castel Gandolfo , Marino , Ciampino , and Rome .

traffic

Grottaferrata can be reached from Rome on the SS 511 Via Anagnina , which branches off from Via Tuscolana .

From 1904 to 1965, Grottaferrata was served by the Castelli Romani tram, which ceased operations completely in 1980. The municipal area is crossed by the Rome-Marino regional train, but without its own stop.

Santa Maria di Grottaferrata Abbey

history

In 1004 Nilus von Rossano , a Greek monk, was given a former Roman villa in his domain by Theophylact II of Tusculum . A Christian oratory , the so-called Crypta Ferrata (iron-studded grotto), from which the name Grottaferrata is derived , has been located in the villa since the 5th century . Nilus and his successor Bartholomäus built the monastery of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata in the ruins . After the separation of the eastern and western churches, this remained (until today) with the Byzantine rite, but was still subordinate to the Roman Pope.

1487–1491 had the abbot Giuliano della Rovere expand the monastery complex of Giuliano da Sangallo and Baccio Pontelli like a fortress.

population

1871 1901 1921 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011
1,241 2.233 3,514 6,701 11,361 16,234 17,663 19,156

Source: ISTAT

politics

Luciano Andreotti was elected Mayor on June 11, 2017 and appointed to office on June 27.

Town twinning

Attractions

The monastery of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata, founded in 1004 . In the municipality, but accessible via Frascati, are the excavations of the ancient city of Tusculum .

literature

  • Christoph Henning: Lazio. The land around Rome. With walks in the Eternal City (= DuMont art travel guide ). 3rd, updated edition. DuMont, Cologne 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6031-2 .
  • Anton Henze, Kunibert Bering, Gerhard Wiedmann: Art guide Rome. 5th, revised edition. Philipp Reclam GmbH, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-15-010402-5 .

Web links

Commons : Grottaferrata  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.