Ronciglione
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Country | Italy | |
region | Lazio | |
province | Viterbo (VT) | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 11 ' N , 12 ° 10' E | |
height | 441 m slm | |
surface | 52 km² | |
Residents | 8,603 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 165 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 01037 | |
prefix | 0761 | |
ISTAT number | 056045 | |
Popular name | Ronciglionesi | |
Patron saint | San Bartolomeo | |
Website | Ronciglione |
Ronciglione is a municipality in the province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Lazio with 8603 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located 55 km northwest of Rome and 24 km southeast of Viterbo .
geography
Ronciglione is located in the Monti Cimini south of Lake Vico . It is a member of the Comunità Montana dei Cimini .
population
1871 | 1901 | 1921 | 1951 | 1971 | 1991 | 2001 |
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6,044 | 6,622 | 6,428 | 6,977 | 6,087 | 7,227 | 7,470 |
Source: ISTAT
politics
Massimo Sangiorgi ( center-right alliance ) was elected mayor in May 2007. His center-right alliance also has the majority in the municipal council with 11 out of 16 seats. Alessandro Giovagnoli has been mayor since 2012.
Attractions
Ronciglione has a particularly well-preserved medieval townscape.
Sons and daughters of the place
- Domenico Massenzio (around 1585–1657), composer
- Tullio Cima (1595–1678), notary, conductor and composer
- Massimo Natili (1935–2017), racing car driver
- Marco Mengoni (* 1988), pop singer
Others
The community has repeatedly been the location of Italian films; Among other things, scenes for the film Life is beautiful by Roberto Benigni were shot there.
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 .
Web links
- Municipality (Italian)
- Ronciglione on www.comuni-italiani.it (Italian)
- Pictures and brief descriptions of the town and horse racing
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.