Gavignano

Comune in Lazio, Italy

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Location of Gavignano

41°42′N 13°3′E / 41.700°N 13.050°E / 41.700; 13.050CountryItalyRegionLazioMetropolitan city Rome (RM)FrazioniRossilliGovernment

• MayorEmiliano DattiArea

^[1]

• Total15.04 km² (5.81 sq mi)Elevation

404 m (1,325 ft)Population

(31 August 2017)^[2]

• Total1,904 • Density130/km² (330/sq mi)DemonymGavignanesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

00030

Dialing code06Patron saintSt. RochSaint day16 AugustWebsiteOfficial website

Gavignano is a town in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy. Gavignano is approximately 50 km south east of Rome, on a hill in the Lepini Mountains.

The name of the town is believed to be derived from the Roman consul and general Aulus Gabinius, a friend of Pompey and ally of Julius Caesar.

The nearest train station is located in the town of Colleferro. Nearby, within the communal territory, is an archaeological site of a Roman villa from the Republican era, the villa "Rossilli", believed to be a country home of the Julii family. At Rossilli there is also a historical abbey, built by the Benedictines in the 12th century.

Pope Innocent III was born there in 1160.

References

^ "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 from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)