Petrella somersault

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Petrella somersault
coat of arms
Petrella Salto (Italy)
Petrella somersault
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Rieti  (RI)
Coordinates 42 ° 18 '  N , 13 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 17 '40 "  N , 13 ° 4' 8"  E
height 786  m slm
surface 101 km²
Residents 1,097 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 02025
prefix 0746
ISTAT number 057050
Popular name Petrellani
Patron saint San Rocco
Website Petrella somersault
Petrella above the Salto reservoir

Petrella Salto is a municipality in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio with 1097 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The place is about 70 kilometers northeast of Rome .

geography

The place is in the valley of the Salto above the Salto reservoir surrounded by the mountains of the Reatine Abruzzo . He is a member of the Comunità Montana Salto Cicolano .

The municipality consists of the districts Borgo San Pietro, Capradosso, Castel Mareri, Cerreta, Colle della Sponga, Colle Rosso, Diga Salto, Fiumata, Offeio, Oiano, Pagliara, Petrella Salto, Piagge, San Martino, Staffoli and Teglieto.

history

The area of ​​the municipality has been populated since ancient times. However, these were scattered homesteads. Only with the threat from the Saracens from the 9th century onwards did the population concentrate in more easily defended towns. Here first in today's district of Capradosso, later also in Petrella and Staffoli. From the 12th century, the area came under the rule of the Mareri family, from which the well-known abbess Philippa Mareri emerged , who founded a Clarissin monastery in the hamlet of Borgo San Pietro. The Mareri, who were on the side of the Staufer, lost their property in the Salto Valley to Charles of Anjou when Konradin was captured in 1268 . Their castle in Mareri was destroyed. In 1305 Francesco II Mareri was able to regain a large part of the family property. The territory remained part of the Kingdom of Naples . The Mareri residence was moved to Petrella. The last princess Mareri, the widowed Maria Costanza, finally sold the property to Charles V in 1532 , who in turn gave the area to Pompeo Colonna . From 1595 onwards, Francesco Cenci, guest of Marzio Colonna, lived with his family at the castle and was killed there in 1598 by his daughter Beatrice and her brothers. An act that was processed in many operas and literary works.

After the municipality of Petrella was sidelined for a long time, it has been experiencing a boom again for several years thanks to tourism.

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001 2019
Residents 4.179 4,674 5,007 5,026 5,000 4,493 2,334 1,608 1,326 1,097

Source: ISTAT

politics

Gaetano Micaloni (Citizen List Insieme per progredire ) was elected mayor in June 2009. His predecessor Marcello Tonino Bellizzi (2004–2009) did not stand for election.

Festivals

  • On the third Sunday in February, a procession in honor of St. Philippa Mareri is held in Borgo San Pietro.
  • The truffle fair takes place in San Martino on the last weekend of July.
  • The Cinema sotto le Stelle (Cinema under the stars) takes place at the beginning of August .

Attractions

  • The Rocca di Petrella castle was first mentioned in 1170. From today's ruins you have a wide view of the Salto valley.
  • In the village are the renaissance palaces Palazzo Mareri and Palazzo Baronale from the 14th century, which were remodeled by the Colonna in the 16th century.

Web links

Commons : Petrella Salto  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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