Calcata
Calcata is a comune an toun in the Province o Viterbo in the Italian region Lazio, locatit 47 km north o Roum bi caur, owerleukin the valley o Treja river.
Calcata | |
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| Comune di Calcata | |
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  Calcata Location o Calcata in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°13′N 12°25′E / 42.217°N 12.417°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Viterbo (VT) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Luciano Sestili |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 885 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Calcatesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 01030 |
| Diallin code | 0761 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Calcata borders the follaein municipalities: Faleria, Magliano Romano, Mazzano Romano, Rignano Flaminio.
In the 1930s, the hill touns's fortifeed historic centre wis condemned bi the govrenment for fear that the volcanic cliffs the auncient commonty wis built upon wad collapse. Local residents muived tae nearbi Calcata Nuova. In the 1960s, the emptied historical centre began tae be repopulatit bi airtists an hippies who squattit in its medieval stane an masonry structurs. Mony o the squatters eventually purchased their homes, the govrenment reversed its condemnation order, an the residents o wha haed become a airtistic commonty began restorin the auncient toun.
This trend haes continued. The day the toun haes a thrivin airtistic commonty describit in the New York Times as wha "mey be the grooviest veelage in Italy, hame tae a wacky commonty o about 100 airtists, bohemians, agin hippies an New Age teeps."[1]
The historical centre now includes restaurants, cafes, and art galleries.
Main sichts
eedit- Auld Toun
- Church of Santissimo Nome di Gesù, dating from the 14th century but restored from 1793.
- Sub-urban Pairk o Treja Valley.
- Remains of the Faliscan temple of Monte Li Santi (outside the village).
Demographic evolution
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References
eedit- ↑ Calcata, Italy: Where Newcomers Gave an Old Town a Second Life, Published: January 28, 2007, New York Times, Retrieved September 13, 2010
Freemit airtins
eedit- Municipality o Calcata, Offeecial wabsteid
- www.calcata.info/ "Calcata: General Info", in Inglis an aw
- David Farley, "Calcata", New York Times