Monteleone Sabino

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Monteleone Sabino
coat of arms
Monteleone Sabino (Italy)
Monteleone Sabino
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Rieti  (RI)
Coordinates 42 ° 14 '  N , 12 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 13 '56 "  N , 12 ° 51' 34"  E
height 496  m slm
surface 19 km²
Residents 1,201 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 63 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 02033
prefix 0765
ISTAT number 057041
Popular name Monteleonesi
Patron saint Santa Vittoria
Website Monteleone Sabino

Monteleone Sabino is a municipality with 1201 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio .

geography

Monteleone is 61 km northeast of Rome and 25 km south of Rieti . It is located in the Sabine Mountains between the Turano and Farfa valleys . The district of Ginestra Sabina belongs to the municipality. The municipality extends over an altitude difference of 264 to 900 m slm Monteleone is a member of the Comunità Montana dei Monti Sabini .

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

The neighboring municipalities are Frasso Sabino , Poggio Moiano , Poggio San Lorenzo , Rocca Sinibalda and Torricella in Sabina .

traffic

Monteleone is located on Via Salaria SS 4 which leads from Rome via Ascoli Piceno to the Adriatic coast near Porto d'Ascoli . The nearest motorway exit is Roma Nord on the A1 Autostrada del Sole , 31 km away.

The nearest train station is in Stimigliano on the Florence-Rome railway line, 38 km away.

history

Stone with inscription from Trebula Mutuesca

From the 4th century BC A temple of the Sabines is known to which Feronia was dedicated. With the construction of the Via Salaria and the incorporation into the Roman Empire, the place Trebula Mutuesca was created. Today's place, which was first mentioned in 943 as Leonem Montanianum , arose in the Middle Ages to the west of the Roman city .

On April 24, 1944, 11 innocent citizens were killed in a massacre by the German Wehrmacht .

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001 2011
Residents 1,431 1,639 1,652 1,756 1,737 1,675 1,362 1,266 1,274 1,227

Source ISTAT

politics

Angelo Paolo Marcari (list of citizens) was elected mayor in May 2006.

Twin town

coat of arms

An upright golden lion on a red shield, holding three golden mountains in its paws. It is a talking coat of arms , since Monteleone means lion mountain.

Attractions

  • To the west of the village is the Romanesque church of Santa Vittoria, in which the martyr Victoria of Rome is said to be buried.
  • The excavations of the ancient amphitheater are located between the church and the town center.
  • The Museo Archeologico Trebula Mutuesca shows archaeological finds from the municipality.

literature

  • Christoph Henning: Lazio. The land around Rome. With walks in the Eternal City. (= DuMont art travel guide ). 3. Edition. DuMont-Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6031-2 .

Web links

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. ↑ Reminder of the massacre  ( 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.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.eccidiomleone.altervista.org  
  4. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT . Population statistics from the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, as of December 31, 2011.
  5. ^ La Repubblica on May 29, 2006