Canale Monterano

Comune in Lazio, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Canale Monterano

42°8′N 12°6′E / 42.133°N 12.100°E / 42.133; 12.100CountryItalyRegionLazioMetropolitan city Rome (RM)FrazioniLa Piana, MontevirginioGovernment

• MayorAlessandro BettarelliArea

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• Total36.92 km² (14.25 sq mi)Elevation

378 m (1,240 ft)Population

(30 April 2017)^[2]

• Total4,132 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)DemonymCanalesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

00060

Dialing code06Patron saintSt. BartholomewSaint dayAugust 24WebsiteOfficial website

Canale Monterano is a comune (municipality), former bishopric and Latin titular see in the Metropolitan City of Rome, in the central Italian region of Lazio (Ancient Latium).

Canale Monterano, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Rome, borders the following municipalities : Blera, Manziana, Oriolo Romano, Tolfa and Vejano.

Main sights

Giardini Botanici di Stigliano
Ruins of the former village of Monterano, which was set on fire, together with its population, by the French Republican army at the end of the 18th century. It included the church of San Bonaventura and a Baroque fountain with a lion statue, both designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Remains of Roman aqueduct
Natural reserve of Monterano
Hermitage of Montevirginio

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.