Rocca Sinibalda Explained

Rocca Sinibalda
Official Name:Comune di Rocca Sinibalda
Coordinates:42.2744°N 12.9256°W
Region:Lazio
Province:Rieti (RI)
Frazioni:Magnalardo, Pantana, Posticciola, Tomassella, Torricchia, Trampani, Vallecupola
Mayor:Stefano Micheli
Area Total Km2:49.56
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:844
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Demonym:Rocchegiani
Elevation M:552
Postal Code:02026
Area Code:0765

Rocca Sinibalda is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Lazio, located about 50km (30miles) northeast of Rome and about 15km (09miles) southeast of Rieti.

It is home to the Sforza Cesarini Castle, originally built in 1084 but turned into a more modern fortress in the 1530s by Baldassare Peruzzi, commissioned by Cardinal Alessandro Cesarini. The interior has frescoes from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The remains of the ancient Sabine town of Trebula Mutusca are not far.

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Notes and References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.