Sant'Oreste
Sant'Oreste is a comune (municipality) in the province o Roum in the Italian region Lazio, locatit aboot 35 km north o Roum. It stauns owerby fae the Monte Soratte, that hooses a Natural Preserve wi the same name.
Sant'Oreste | |
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| Comune di Sant'Oreste | |
  Sant'Oreste Location o Sant'Oreste in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 42°14′N 12°31′E / 42.233°N 12.517°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Roum (RM) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Mario Segoni |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.0 km2 (17.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,800 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 00060 |
| Diallin code | 0761 |
| Patron saunt | St. Edistus |
| Saunt day | October 12 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
History
eeditThe first mention o Sant'Oreste is made bi Benedict o Soratte (Benedetto del Soratte) in his Chronicon in 747 AD, in whilk he mentions Curtis Sancii Heristi.[2] Ane source states that the toponym derives frae the faimily o the Aristi or Edisti. A memmer o this faimily, Saunt Orestes (Edistus, Sant'Edisto, Sant'Oreste) wis martyred for his faith aroond 68 AD. Wi linguistic transmogrification, the name wis chynged frae Sanctus Edistus tae Sanctus Heristus, Santo Resto, San Tresto, Sant'Oreste.[2]
References
eedit- ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ↑ a b "Comune di Sant'Oreste". Archived frae the original on 22 Julie 2011. Retrieved 24 Februar 2013.