Torri in Sabina | |
Official Name: | Comune di Torri in Sabina |
Coordinates: | 42.35°N 50°W |
Region: | Lazio |
Province: | Rieti (RI) |
Mayor: | Michele Concezzi |
Area Total Km2: | 26.1 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1310 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Elevation M: | 275 |
Postal Code: | 02049 |
Area Code: | 0765 |
Torri in Sabina is a Italian: [[comune]] (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about 50km (30miles) north of Rome and about 20km (10miles) southwest of Rieti. Located on a ridge of the Monti Sabini, it is part of the Sabina traditional region.
Sights include the church of Italian: Santa Maria della Lode a Vescovìo, built in the 9th century and modified in the 12th century to the current Romanesque appearance. The interior has a single nave and houses a 13th-14th century fresco of the Universal Judgement and scenes from the Old and New Testament. The bell tower dates from the 10th-11th century, and was built using remains from the ancient Roman town of Latin: Forum Novum.