Leonessa

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Leonessa
coat of arms
Leonessa (Italy)
Leonessa
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Rieti  (RI)
Coordinates 42 ° 34 '  N , 12 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 33 '42 "  N , 12 ° 57' 49"  E
height 969  m slm
surface 205 km²
Residents 2,218 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 02016
prefix 0746
ISTAT number 057033
Popular name Leonessani
Patron saint San Giuseppe da Leonessa
Website Leonessa
Piazza VII Aprile in the center of Leonessa

Leonessa is a municipality in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio with 2218 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is 114 km northeast of Rome and 37 km north of Rieti .

geography

Leonessa is located in the Monti Reatini in the valley of the Corno. It is a member of the Comunità Montana Montepiano Reatino and carries the Bandiera Arancione a quality seal in the field of tourism and the environment of the TCI .

The neighboring towns of Cantalice , Cascia ( PG ), Cittareale , Ferentillo ( TR ), Micigliano , Monteleone di Spoleto (PG), Poggio Bustone , Polino (TR), Posta and Rivodutri .

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 6,841 7,029 8,323 7,460 5,498 5,168 3,522 2,877 2,734

Source: ISTAT

politics

Paolo Trancassini (Citizen List Uniti per Leonessa ) was elected mayor in June 2009. His predecessor Alfredo Rauco (citizen list) (2004-2009) did not stand for election.

Events

The Palio del Velluto takes place on the second Sunday in September .

Sons of the community

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

Commons : Leonessa  - 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.
  2. ^ Italian Ministry of the Interior