Poggio Moiano

Poggio Moiano
Country	Italy
region	Lazio
province	Rieti  (RI)
Coordinates	42 ° 12 '  N , 12 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 12 '7 "  N , 12 ° 52' 38"  E
height	520  m slm
surface	26.81 km²
Residents	2,811 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	105 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	02037
prefix	0765
ISTAT number	057054
Popular name	Poggiomoianesi
Patron saint	San Sebastiano
Website	Poggio Moiano

Poggio Moiano is a municipality with 2811 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio .

geography

Poggio Moiano is located 60 km northeast of Rome and 29 km south of Rieti . It is located in the Sabine Mountains above the Farfa Valley . The district of Cerdomare and the southern part of Osteria Nuova belong to the municipality. The northern part belongs to Frasso Sabino. The municipality extends over an altitude difference of 325 to 1,125 m slm Poggio Moiano is a member of the Comunità Montana dei Monti Sabini .

The south-eastern part of the municipality belongs to the Parco Naturale dei Monti Lucretili.

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

The neighboring municipalities are Colle di Tora , Frasso Sabino , Monteleone Sabino , Poggio Nativo , Pozzaglia Sabina , Rocca Sinibalda , Scandriglia and Torricella in Sabina .

traffic

Poggio Moiano and its district Osteria Nuova are 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 , 33 km away.

The nearest train station is in Passo Corese on the regional line FR1 from Rome-Fiumicino Airport via Rome-Tiburtina to Orte , 25 km away.

history

The place was probably created after the destruction of Trebula Mutuesca in the 9th century. In 1037 it was first mentioned as fundus Mongianus in a document from Farfa Abbey .

Population development

year	1861	1881	1901	1921	1936	1951	1971	1991	2001
Residents	1,570	1,868	2,082	2,317	2,292	2,273	2,092	2,381	2,510

Source: ISTAT

politics

Sante Desideri (list of citizens) was elected mayor in June 2004 and confirmed in office in June 2009.

coat of arms

On a blue shield a red, crenellated tower, in front of it a silver ribbon with three golden mountains.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
2. ↑ Parco Lucretili ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ^ Italian civil defense
4. ^ La Repubblica on June 9, 2009

Web links

• Poggio Moiano on www.sabina.it (Italian)
• Poggio Moiano on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)