Arsoli
Arsoli is a toun an comune in the province o Roum, central Italy.
Arsoli | |
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Comune di Arsoli | |
Coordinates: 42°02′N 13°01′E / 42.033°N 13.017°E | |
Kintra | Italy |
Region | Lazio |
Province | Roum |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Claudio Bruni (syne Juin 2004) |
Area | |
• Total | 12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,670 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 00023 |
Diallin code | 0774 |
Saunt day | December 23 |
Website | Official website |
The fair held on St. Bartholomew's Day at Arsoli is ane o the auldest attestit fairs o the region.
History
eeditThe narrae auncient streets o the picturesquely steidit an massed medieval centre are still preservit, as well as the castello, ance a possession o the Benedictine Order; it dates frae the 11t century. The castle is biggit at the end o a spur, owerleukin Arsoli on ane side an extendin formal gardens on the ither. fower frescoed rooms on the piano nobile are flankit bi gairdrooms hung wi airms an airmour an faimily portraits: it haes been in the possession o the Massimo faimily, whose heid, H.E. the Prince Massimo, is Principe e Signore di Arsoli (Prince an Laird o Arsoli). This rocca haes been in his possession syne it wis purchased bi Fabrizio Massimo in 1574.[1] He commissioned Giacomo Della Porta tae remodel the kirk an commissioned the construction o a aqueduct tae supplement inadequate wells, for the abundant springs o Arsoli hae been tappit tae serve the ceety o Roum syne 600 BC, traditional date o a aqueduct, biggit, accordin tae tradeetion, bi Ancus Marcius.
Internaitional relations
eeditTwin touns – Sister ceeties
eeditArsoli is twinned wi:
- Blagaj, Bosnie an Herzegovinae
Notes
eedit- ↑ The three hundrert anniversar o the Massimo presence at Arsoli wis celebratit wi festivities in 1874, accordin tae information providit bi Prince Massimo tae Tryphosa Bates Batcheller, Italian Castles and Country Seats 1911:442f.
Freemit airtins
eedit- Arsoli Tourist Office Archived 2019-09-11 at the Wayback Machine