Rocca Sinibalda

Comune in Lazio, Italy

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Location of Rocca Sinibalda

42°16′28″N 12°55′32″E / 42.27444°N 12.92556°E / 42.27444; 12.92556CountryItalyRegionLazioProvinceRieti (RI)FrazioniMagnalardo, Pantana, Posticciola, Tomassella, Torricchia, Trampani, VallecupolaGovernment

• MayorStefano MicheliArea

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• Total49.56 km² (19.14 sq mi)Elevation

552 m (1,811 ft)Population

(31 December 2010)^[2]

• Total844 • Density17/km² (44/sq mi)DemonymRocchegianiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

02026

Dialing code0765WebsiteOfficial website

Rocca Sinibalda is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Lazio, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Rome and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) 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.

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: Italian statistical institute Istat.