Saracinesco

Saracinesco
Comune di Saracinesco
Saracinesco within Lazio
Saracinesco within Lazio
Location of Saracinesco
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Saracinesco is located in Italy
Saracinesco
Saracinesco
Location of Saracinesco in Italy
Saracinesco is located in Lazio
Saracinesco
Saracinesco
Saracinesco (Lazio)
Coordinates: 42°0′N 12°57′E / 42.000°N 12.950°E / 42.000; 12.950
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
Metropolitan cityRome (RM)
Government
 • MayorMarco Orsola (since 7 June 2009) (Lista civica)
Area
 • Total11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation
908 m (2,979 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2016)[2]
 • Total185
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
DemonymSaracinescani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
00020
Dialing code0774
Patron saintSt. Michael Archangel
Saint dayLast Sunday in September
WebsiteOfficial website

Saracinesco is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Rome.

Saracinesco borders the following municipalities: Anticoli Corrado, Cerreto Laziale, Mandela, Rocca Canterano, Sambuci, Vicovaro. It lies on top of one of the highest mountains in the Aniene river valley.[3]

It has been described as situated "in a most singular and inaccessible position"[4] and as "remarkable for the ancient costumes and customs of its inhabitants.",[5] due to its location on a rocky outcrop towering 900 metres (3,000 ft) above the Aniene river valley. It is reached by branching off from the Rome-L'Aquila highway at the Vicovaro-Mandela exit and follow a steeply twisting mountain road that leads up to and ends at the town.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Saracinesco: A link to the root of history". Roma & piu. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. ^ John Murray (Firm) (1871). A Handbook of Rome and Its Environs (10 ed.). J. Murray. p. 384.
  5. ^ Ferdinand Gregorovius (10 Jun 2010). History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages. Cambridge University Press. pp. 261–62. ISBN 9781108015028.

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