Monte Romano
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lazio | |
province | Viterbo (VT) | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 16 ′ N , 11 ° 54 ′ E | |
height | 230 m slm | |
surface | 86 km² | |
Residents | 1,940 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 23 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 01010 | |
prefix | 0766 | |
ISTAT number | 056037 | |
Popular name | Monteromanesi | |
Patron saint | Santa Corona | |
Website | Monte Romano |
Monte Romano is a municipality with 1940 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Lazio .
geography
Monte Romano is located 82 km northwest of Rome , 29 km southwest of Viterbo and 21 km east of the Tyrrhenian coast near Lido di Tarquinia . The municipality is located in the Maremma Laziale, the undulating, sparsely populated landscape between Lake Bolsena and the coast. The municipality extends over a height of 27 to 370 m slm. At Monte Romano there is a military training area .
The neighboring communities are Blera , Tarquinia , Tolfa ( RM ), Tuscania , Vetralla , Viterbo .
The community is located in earthquake zone 3 (little risk).
traffic
Monte Romano is on the strada stadale SS 1 bis , which connects the Via Aurelia with the Via Cassia . The nearest train station is in Tarquinia on the Rome-Pisa railway line.
Population development
year | 1881 | 1901 | 1921 | 1936 | 1951 | 1971 | 1991 | 2001 |
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Residents | 1,429 | 1,392 | 1,589 | 1,872 | 2,169 | 1,822 | 1,950 | 1.939 |
Source: ISTAT
politics
Maurizio Testa (list of citizens) was elected mayor in June 2009. He won the election against his predecessor Domenico Pengo (2004-2009).
Attractions
The Castello Roccarespampani was built in 1607 by Ottavio Tassoni d'Este. Nearby are the ruins of the previous castle , now called Rocca Vecchia , and the Ponte di Frà Cirillo over the Traponzo river.
Web links
- Monte Romano on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
- ProLoco Monte Romano (Italian)
- Castello Roccarespampani (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ^ Italian civil defense
- ↑ La Repubblica June 8, 2009 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.