Posta (Lazio)
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lazio | |
province | Rieti (RI) | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 31 ' N , 13 ° 6' E | |
height | 721 m slm | |
surface | 66.20 km² | |
Residents | 611 (December 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 9 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 02019 | |
prefix | 0746 | |
ISTAT number | 057057 | |
Popular name | Apositani or Postaroli | |
Patron saint | San Felice | |
Website | Posta |
Posta is an Italian commune with 611 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Rieti in the Lazio region .
geography
Posta is 112 km northeast of Rome , 67 km southwest of Ascoli Piceno and 37 km northeast of Rieti . It is located in the Velino Valley , surrounded by the mountains of the Reatine Abruzzo . To the south of the town the river flows into the impressive Gole del Velino (Gorges of the Velino). Posta is a member of the Comunità Montana del Velino .
The municipal area extends over an altitude difference of 557 to 2,081 meters above sea level. The districts Bacugno, Favischio, Figino, Fontarello, Picciame, Sigillo, Steccato and Villa Camponeschi belong to the municipality.
The community is located in earthquake zone 1 (highly endangered).
The neighboring municipalities are Borbona , Cittareale , Leonessa , Micigliano and Montereale ( AQ ).
traffic
The municipality of Posta is crossed by Via Salaria SS 4, which leads from Rome via Ascoli Piceno to the Adriatic coast near Porto d'Ascoli .
The nearest train station is in Antrodoco on the Terni - Sulmona railway line , 15 km away.
history
The ancient Forum Decii was located on the site of today's Bacugno district.
Today's Posta got its name from the fact that it was actually a post office on Via Salaria.
Population development
year | 1861 | 1881 | 1901 | 1921 | 1936 | 1951 | 1971 | 1991 | 2001 |
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Residents | 2,201 | 2,230 | 2,436 | 2,537 | 2,185 | 1.919 | 1,202 | 919 | 824 |
Source: ISTAT
politics
Luigi Cesaretti (list of citizens) was elected mayor in June 2009.
Web links
- Posta on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
- ^ Italian civil defense
- ^ Niccolò Persichetti: Viaggio archeologico sulla via Salaria nel circondario di Cittaducale. Con appendice sulle antichità dei Dintorni e tavola topografica. Reale Accademia dei Lincei, Rome 1893. Reprint: BiblioLife, Charleston SC 2009, ISBN 978-1-110-74110-6 .
- ^ Italian Ministry of the Interior