Rocca Sinibalda

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Rocca Sinibalda
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Rocca Sinibalda (Italy)
Rocca Sinibalda
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Rieti  (RI)
Coordinates 42 ° 16 '  N , 12 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 16 '27 "  N , 12 ° 55' 32"  E
height 552  m slm
surface 49 km²
Residents 779 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 02032
prefix 0765
ISTAT number 057062
Popular name Rocchegiani
Patron saint Santi Agapito e Giustino
Website Rocca Sinibalda

Rocca Sinibalda is a municipality in the province of Rieti in the Italian region of Lazio with 779 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is 72 km northeast of Rome and 19 km south of Rieti .

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geography

Rocca Sinibalda is located on a hill above the Turano valley in the Sabine Mountains . It is a member of the Comunità Montana del Turano .

The districts are Magnalardo, Pantana, Posticciola, Tomassella, Torricchia, Trampani and Vallecupola.

The neighboring towns are Ascrea , Belmonte in Sabina , Castel di Tora , Colle di Tora , Concerviano , Longone Sabino , Monteleone Sabino , Poggio Moiano , Torricella in Sabina , Varco Sabino .

history

Rocca Sinibalda was first mentioned in 1084. It belonged to Farfa Abbey . In 1527 it came into the possession of the aristocratic Cesarini family , who commissioned Baldassare Peruzzi to redesign the castle.

Population development

year 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents 2.156 2,202 2,312 2,444 2,296 2,220 1,065 943 825

Source: ISTAT

politics

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

Attractions

  • The castle in Rocca Sinibalda dates from the 11th century and was rebuilt by Baldassare Peruzzi during the Renaissance (from 1539) . Inside there are frescoes from the 16th century.
  • The Castello Mareri in Posticciola dates from the 13th and 14th centuries
  • The castle in Magnalardo dates back to the 10th century.
  • The parish church of Santi Agapito e Giustino was built in the 16th century and still has frescoes from that time.

literature

  • Christoph Henning: Lazio. The land around Rome. With walks in the Eternal City (= DuMont art travel guide ). 3rd updated edition. DuMont-Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6031-2 .
  • Anton Henze, Kunibert Bering, Gerhard Wiedmann: Art guide Rome. 5th revised edition. Philipp Reclam GmbH, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-15-010402-5 .

Web links

Commons : Rocca Sinibalda  - 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