Mentana

Mentana
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
Metropolitan city	Rome (RM)
Coordinates	42 ° 1 ' N , 12 ° 39' E Coordinates: 42 ° 1 '29 " N , 12 ° 39' 14" E
height	576 m slm
surface	24 km²
Residents	23,306 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	971 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	00013
prefix	06
ISTAT number	058059
Popular name	Mentanesi
Patron saint	San Nicola
Website	Mentana

Mentana is a municipality in the metropolitan city of Rome in the Italian region of Lazio with 23,306 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located 29 kilometers northeast of Rome .

geography

Mentana is located on Via Nomentana , which is named after the city's Latin name, Nomentum.

population

1871	1901	1921	1951	1971	1991	2001
1,154	1,967	2,869	6,398	16,645	30,360	16,288

Source: ISTAT

The districts of Tor Lupara di Mentana and Santa Lucia di Mentana were spun off on October 15, 2001 into the new municipality of Fonte Nuova .

politics

Guido Tabanella ( center-right alliance ) was elected mayor for the second time in June 2006. His center-right alliance also has the majority in the municipal council with 12 out of 20 seats. Marco Benedetti has been mayor since June 23, 2016.

history

On November 3, 1867 defeated troops of the Papal States under General Hermann Chancellor and French auxiliary troops under General Balthazar de Polhès in Mentana and the volunteer army of Giuseppe Garibaldi , which conquer the Papal States and integrated into the new unified Italy wanted.

swell

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

Web links

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

local community
Mentana on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)

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