Fara in Sabina
Fara in Sabina is a comune (municipality) in the Province o Rieti in the Italian region Lazio, locatit aboot 40 kilometre (25 mi) northeast o Roum an aboot 25 kilometre (16 mi) soothwast o Rieti. It borders the municipalities o Castelnuovo di Farfa, Montelibretti, Montopoli di Sabina, Nerola, Toffia. The Abbey o Farfa is locatit in the tounship's territory.
Fara in Sabina | |
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Comune di Fara in Sabina | |
Palazzo Orsini. | |
Coordinates: 42°13′N 12°44′E / 42.217°N 12.733°E | |
Kintra | Italy |
Region | Lazio |
Province | Rieti (RI) |
Frazioni | Baccelli, Borgo Quinzio, Canneto Sabino, Coltodino, Corese Terra, Passo Corese, Farfa, Prime Case, Talocci |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Davide Basilicata |
Area | |
• Total | 54.9 km2 (21.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 482 m (1,581 ft) |
Population (February 2010[1]) | |
• Total | 13,142 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 02032 |
Diallin code | 0765 |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
History
eeditThe aurie wis awready inhabitit in prehistoric times, as attestit bi several airchaeological fyndins frae the mid-Palaeolithic an the late Bronze Ages.
Atween the 9t an the 6t hunderyears BC, a dounset o the Sabines, identifee'd wi the ceety o Cures, existit here, continuin intae Roman Empire times. Remains frae it include the baths, a smaw theatre an terraces for agricultur.
The oreegins o the modren toun date housomeivver tae Lombard times (late 6t hunderyear AD), as it haes been supposit frae the presence o the Lombard wird fara ("faimily clan") in the name. A castle is kent frae 1006, an frae 1050 Fara wis a possession o the Abbey o Farfa; later it wis a fief o the Orsini.
Durin Warld War II, the POW camp P.G. 54 wis locatit at adjacent Passo Corese.[2]
Internaitional relations
eeditTwin touns — Sister ceeties
eeditFara in Sabina is twinned wi:
- Montelupo Fiorentino in Italy
- Santa Vittoria in Matenano, Italy
- Villemur-sur-Tarn, Fraunce
References
eedit- ↑ Aw demographics an ither statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ World War II - PoW Escape Routes in Italy 1943/44 Archived 2012-01-31 at the Wayback Machine P.4
Freemit airtins
eeditMedia relatit tae Fara in Sabina at Wikimedia Commons
- Offeecial wabsteid (in Italian) Archived 2013-01-03 at the Wayback Machine