Marta (Lazio)

Marta
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
province	Viterbo  (VT)
Coordinates	42 ° 32 '  N , 11 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 32 '4 "  N , 11 ° 55' 33"  E
height	315  m slm
surface	33.34 km²
Residents	3,362 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	101 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	01010
prefix	0761
ISTAT number	056034
Popular name	Martani
Patron saint	Santa Marta
Website	local community
Panorama of Marta

Marta is an Italian commune with 3362 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Viterbo which belongs to the Lazio region and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Bolsena .

geography

Location of Marta in the province of Viterbo

Marta is 106 km north-west of Rome , 41 km north of Tarquinia and 22 km north-west of Viterbo on the south-west shore of Lake Bolsena . In the municipality there is the only outflow from Lake Bolsena, the Marta river , which drains the lake into the Tyrrhenian Sea . Isola Martana in Lake Bolsena belongs to the municipality . The municipality extends over a height of 260 to 430  m slm. The highest point is the Monte di Marta, which is of volcanic origin.

Marta lies in a formerly volcanically active area, the so-called Apparato Vulsinio . Lake Bolsena itself was created by the collapse of underground magma chambers. The community is located in earthquake zone 3 (little risk).

The neighboring municipalities are Montefiascone , Viterbo , Tuscania and Capodimonte clockwise .

traffic

• Marta is on strada provinciale SP 8 Strada Verentana , which connects the place with the
• Via Cassia connects, which runs from Rome via Siena to Florence .
• The strada provinciale SP 12 Strada Martana connects the place with Tuscania.
• The nearest motorway junction to the A1 Autostrada del Sole is 42 km from Orvieto .

• The nearest train station is in Montefiascone on the Viterbo – Attigliano line , 14 km away.

• The nearest airport is Rome Fiumicino Airport , 122 km away.

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 726. In 787 Charlemagne gave Martha, along with other places in the region, the Patrimonium of Petri , even if the Pope did not succeed in exercising his power there. In 1261 Pope Urban IV confirmed Marta as the property of the Lords of Vico . 1354 submitted Cardinal Egidio Albornoz Marta the Papal States , and came under the control of the Bishop of Montefiascone . In 1431 the Pope gave Martha to Ranuccio Farnese for five years. The Farnese exercised the rule with short interruptions and finally incorporated Marta into the Duchy of Castro . When it was destroyed in 1649, Martha fell to the Apostolic Chamber . In 1870 Marta was incorporated into the new Kingdom of Italy .

Population development

year	1871	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001	2011
Residents	1,452	1,460	2,022	2,692	2,953	3,260	3,279	3,372	3,436	3,516

Source ISTAT

politics

Lucia Catanesi (Citizen List Uniti per Marta ) was elected mayor in May 2006 and was confirmed in office in the election on May 15 and 16, 2011. Your list of citizens also has a majority in the municipal council with 8 out of 12 seats.

Partner communities

• Montegiorgio in the Marche region
• Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows Saint Martha , who is said to have given the place her name.

religion

The majority of the inhabitants of Marta belong to the Roman Catholic Church . The parish belongs to the diocese of Viterbo .

Buildings and sights

• Collegiate church Santi Maria e Biagio with facade from 1787 and bell tower from 1792 as well as altar paintings and crucifix
• Santissimo Crocifisso church on Via Nino Bixio with a baroque interior and Renaissance frescoes
• Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte in the west of the village with a facade from 1485 and a fragment of the fresco of the Madonna and Child in the main altar. A procession will take place there on May 14th. A market with agricultural products, called “Le Passate” or “La Barrabata”, is then held.
• Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Castagno on Via Verentana west of Martas with three baroque altars.
• 13th century castle with a 21 meter high clock tower with a square base and octagonal top.
• Palazzo Comunale on Piazza Umberto I with Mannerist facade design
• Palazzo Ciotti with inner courtyard and entrance portal with three images of the Farnese lily
• Palazzo Tarquini Savellimit frescoed interiors
• Ruins of the former Templar castle, Castello Araldo, on Provincial Road 12 in the south of Marta with the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
• Isola Martana with the remains of a Roman country villa of the Ostrogothic King Theodahad , who had his cousin and co-regent Amalaswintha murdered here on April 30, 535

economy

Tourism is an important industry. There is a modern fish hatchery in Marta to secure the basis for fishing in Lake Bolsena.

Events

In the second half of July, the Sagra del Cannaiola di Marta takes place, which is dedicated to the local red dessert wine.

literature

• Quirino Galli: La Barabbata di Marta. Saggi su un rito-spettacolo , Viterbo 1978.
• Angela Lanconelli: I lavori alla peschiera del Marta. Contributo alla storia della pesca nel Lazio bassomedioevale , in: Scritti in memoria di Giuseppe Marchetti Longhi , Anagni 1990, pp. 233-249.
• Andrea Ciacci: Archeologia della vite e del vino in Toscana e nel Lazio. Dalle tecniche dell'indagine archeologica alle prospettive della biologia molecularolare , Borgo San Lorenzo 2012 ISBN 978-88-7814-538-2 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ www.lagodibolsena.org pdf
3. ^ Italian civil defense
4. ↑ meteomarta.it (Italian), accessed December 28, 2015
5. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT . Population statistics from the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, as of December 31, 2011.
6. ^ La Repubblica on May 29, 2006
7. ^ Information from the Ministry of the Interior
8. ↑ Diocese of Viterbo ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Italian), accessed December 28, 2015 

Web links

Commons : Marta (Italy)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Marta on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)