Castel Sant'Elia
Castel Sant'Elia is a comune (municipality) in the Province o Viterbo, Latium, central Italy, locatit aboot 40 kilometre (25 mi) north o Roum an aboot 30 kilometre (19 mi) sootheast o Viterbo.
Castel Sant'Elia | |
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| Comune di Castel Sant'Elia | |
 Ciborium in the Basilica o Sant'Elia. | |
  Castel Sant'Elia Location o Castel Sant'Elia in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°15′N 12°22′E / 42.250°N 12.367°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Viterbo (VT) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Rodolfo Mazzolini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.0 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,642 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Castellesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 01030 |
| Diallin code | 0761 |
| Patron saunt | St. Anastasius and St. Nonnosus |
| Saunt day | 03 September |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Main sichts
eeditCastel Sant'Elia's main attraction is the Basilica o Sant'Elia or Sant'Anastasio, a medieval church biggit, accordin tae tradeetion, ower a auncient temple o Diana. It dates tae the 1120s an is biggit in tuff wi three portals, aw sculptit wi flouers, ainimals an monstrous figurs. The interior comprises a nave an twa aisles, dividit bi re-uised auncient columns. Unner the apse is the crypt, hoosin the tombs o St. Anastasius an St. Nonnosus.
Nearby is the Sanctuary of Santa Maria ad Rupes, housing a tunnel with 144 steps carved by hand by a local hermit, an endeavor that took 14 years.
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