Monterosi

Comune in Lazio, Italy

Location of Monterosi

42°11′N 12°18′E / 42.183°N 12.300°E / 42.183; 12.300CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceViterbo (VT)Government

• MayorSandro GigliettiArea

^[1]

• Total10.7 km² (4.1 sq mi)Elevation

276 m (906 ft)Population

(31 January 2015^[2])^[3]

• Total4,494 • Density420/km² (1,100/sq mi)DemonymMonterosiniTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

01030

Dialing code0761Patron saintSt. Vincent and AnastasiusSaint day14 September and 22 January

Monterosi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Lazio, located about 30 km (18,64 mi) north of the Grande Raccordo Anulare of Rome, about 40 km (24,85 mi) south of Viterbo.

Geography

Monterosi's territory is located halfway through between Rome and Viterbo along the Via Cassia, on the north-Easter foot of the Sabatine Hills, not far from Lake Bracciano. Within its borders lies the small Monterosi lake, legacy of a now-extinct volcanic activity in the region.

Monterosi borders the following municipalities: Nepi, Sutri, Trevignano Romano.

Ancient Religion

Monterosi was the location of one of the two known shrines of the roman god Mutunus Tutunus.^[4]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Demographic data from ISTAT
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Palmer, Robert E. A. (1974). Roman religion and Roman empire: five essays. The Haney foundation series. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania press. ISBN 978-0-8122-7676-3.