Montopoli di Sabina

Coordinates: 42°14′45″N 12°41′30″E / 42.24583°N 12.69167°E

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Montopoli di Sabina
Comune
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Montopoli within the Province of Rieti
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Coordinates: 42°14′45″N 12°41′30″E / 42.24583°N 12.69167°E / 42.24583; 12.69167
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Rieti (RI)
Frazioni	Bocchignano, Casenove, Colonnetta La Memoria, Ferruti, Granari, Granica, Ponte Sfondato, Ponticchio, Santa Maria
Government
• Mayor	Andrea Fiori
Area ^[1]
• Total	37.6 km² (14.5 sq mi)
Elevation	331 m (1,086 ft)
Population (2011)^[2]
• Total	4,222
• Density	110/km² (290/sq mi)
Demonym	Montopolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	02034
Dialing code	0765
Patron saint	St. Michael Archangel
Saint day	September 29
Website	Official website

Montopoli di Sabina is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Rome and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Rieti. In 2011, it had a population of 4,222.^[2]

History

The town was first mentioned in 1055, in a document of Farfa Abbey. It is locally known as The Town of Privateers (Italian: Il paese dei Corsari).^[3]

Geography

Montopoli, located in the southwestern corner of the province, at the borders with the one of Rome, borders with the municipalities of Castelnuovo di Farfa, Fara in Sabina, Fiano Romano (RM), Nazzano (RM), Poggio Mirteto, Salisano and Torrita Tiberina (RM). Its southwestern borders with Fiano are crossed by the Tiber river.^[4]

Montopoli counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Bocchignano, Casenove, Colonnetta La Memoria, Ferruti, Granari, Granica, Ponte Sfondato, Ponticchio and Santa Maria.

Demographics

Main sights

The Modern Automata Museum, founded in 2001, is located in the town
The cyclopean masonry of Grotte di Torri is located nearby the village of Ponte Sfondato

Gallery

Interior of St. Michael's Church
The cyclopean masonry of Grotte di Torri
Panoramic view of Bocchignano
Remains of an ancient bridge over Farfa River at Ponte Sfondato

Transport

Nearest railway station, Poggio Mirteto, is 7 km far and lies in Poggio Mirteto Scalo. It is part of the Roman suburban railway line FL1 Orte–Fiumicino, a line that crosses the southwestern corner of the municipal territory.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b (in Italian) Source: Istat 2011
^ (in Italian) Montopoli municipal website: Culture and Tourism
^ 41834 (x j a h) Montopoli di Sabina on OpenStreetMap

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montopoli di Sabina.

(in Italian) Montopoli official website
(in Italian) Modern Automata Museum website

Lazio · Comuni of the Province of Rieti

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