Montasola

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Montasola
coat of arms
Montasola (Italy)
Montasola
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Rieti  (RI)
Coordinates 42 ° 23 '  N , 12 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 23 '7 "  N , 12 ° 40' 51"  E
height 604  m slm
surface 13 km²
Residents 387 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 30 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 02040
prefix 0746
ISTAT number 057039
Popular name Montasolani
Patron saint Santi Pietro e Tommaso
Website Montasola

Montasola is a municipality with 387 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio .

geography

Montasola is 74 km north of Rome , 33 km west of Rieti and 30 km south of Terni . It is located on a steep hill in the Sabine Mountains, visible from afar . At the foot of the hill is the Forcella district . The municipality extends over an altitude difference of 260 to 1,260 m slm Montasola is a member of the Comunità Montana Sabina IV Zona .

The community is located in earthquake zone 2 (medium risk).

The neighboring municipalities are Casperia , Contigliano , Cottanello , Torri in Sabina and Vacone .

traffic

The nearest motorway exit is Ponzano Soratte on the A1 Autostrada del Sole in 22 km. The nearest train station is in Contigliano on the Terni - Sulmona line , 17 km away.

history

Archaeological finds prove the settlement of the municipal area since ancient times. Grave structures were found along a road. A villa rustica continued to be used in the Middle Ages under the name Curtis de Lauri and was expanded by the Farfa Abbey to the Castellum de Lori before 936 . In 1191 the population was brought together in a castrum on Monte Asola, which belonged directly to the Holy See . In the 14th and 15th centuries, Montasola belonged alternately to the Orsini and Savelli before it returned to the Apostolic Chamber in 1501 . In 1853 Montasola became an independent municipality and has belonged to the province of Rieti since 1927.

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 480 577 720 878 662 635 334 380 368

Source: ISTAT

politics

Francesco Annibaldi (citizen list Nuove idee per nuovo millenio ) was elected mayor in June 2009 as the only candidate.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ^ Italian civil defense
  3. ^ Italian Ministry of the Interior

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