Roccagiovine

Comune in Lazio, Italy
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42°3′N 12°54′E / 42.050°N 12.900°E / 42.050; 12.900CountryItalyRegionLazioMetropolitan cityRome (RM)Government
 • MayorMarco BernardiArea • Total8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi)Elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)Population
 (1 January 2016)[2]
 • Total263 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)DemonymRoccataniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
00020
Dialing code0774Patron saintSt. Nicholas of BariWebsiteOfficial website

Roccagiovine (in Romanesco simply known as Rocca) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Rome. It is included in the Natural Park of the Monti Lucretili.

The ancient town was known by the Romans as Fanum Vacunae.[3]

A Roman inscription found here enabled identification of Horace's Villa nearby.

Twin towns

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ Fanum vacunae, Giovanni Pascoli, 1911
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