Montopoli di Sabina

Comune in Lazio, Italy

Montopoli within the Province of Rieti

42°14′45″N 12°41′30″E / 42.24583°N 12.69167°E / 42.24583; 12.69167CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceRieti (RI)FrazioniBocchignano, Casenove, Colonnetta La Memoria, Ferruti, Granari, Granica, Ponte Sfondato, Ponticchio, Santa MariaGovernment • MayorAndrea FioriArea • Total37.6 km² (14.5 sq mi)Elevation331 m (1,086 ft)Population • Total4,222 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)DemonymMontopolesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeDialing code0765Patron saintSt. Michael ArchangelSaint daySeptember 29WebsiteOfficial 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

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.

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