Back ساراسينيسكو Arabic ساراچینسکو AZB Saracinesco BCL Сарачынеска Byelorussian Сарачинеско Bulgarian Saracinesco Breton Saracinesco Catalan Сарачинеско CE Saracinesco CEB Saracinesco German
Saracinesco | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Saracinesco | |
.svg) Saracinesco within Lazio | |
Location of Saracinesco  | |
  Saracinesco Location of Saracinesco in Italy  Saracinesco Saracinesco (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 42°0′N 12°57′E / 42.000°N 12.950°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Metropolitan city | Rome (RM) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Orsola (since 7 June 2009) (Lista civica) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 908 m (2,979 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 185 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saracinescani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 00020 |
| Dialing code | 0774 |
| Patron saint | St. Michael Archangel |
| Saint day | Last Sunday in September |
| Website | Official website |
Saracinesco is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Rome.
Saracinesco borders the following municipalities: Anticoli Corrado, Cerreto Laziale, Mandela, Rocca Canterano, Sambuci, Vicovaro. It lies on top of one of the highest mountains in the Aniene river valley.[3]
It has been described as situated "in a most singular and inaccessible position"[4] and as "remarkable for the ancient costumes and customs of its inhabitants.",[5] due to its location on a rocky outcrop towering 900 metres (3,000 ft) above the Aniene river valley. It is reached by branching off from the Rome-L'Aquila highway at the Vicovaro-Mandela exit and follow a steeply twisting mountain road that leads up to and ends at the town.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Saracinesco: A link to the root of history". Roma & piu. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ John Murray (Firm) (1871). A Handbook of Rome and Its Environs (10 ed.). J. Murray. p. 384.
- ^ Ferdinand Gregorovius (10 Jun 2010). History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages. Cambridge University Press. pp. 261–62. ISBN 9781108015028.