Palombara Sabina (Romanesco: Palommara) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy.

Palombara Sabina
Comune di Palombara Sabina
View of Palombara Sabina
View of Palombara Sabina
Coat of arms of Palombara Sabina
Location of Palombara Sabina
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Palombara Sabina is located in Italy
Palombara Sabina
Palombara Sabina
Location of Palombara Sabina in Italy
Palombara Sabina is located in Lazio
Palombara Sabina
Palombara Sabina
Palombara Sabina (Lazio)
Coordinates: 42°04′N 12°46′E / 42.067°N 12.767°E / 42.067; 12.767
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
Metropolitan cityRome (RM)
FrazioniStazzano, Cretone
Government
 • MayorAlessandro Palombi
Area
 • Total75.8 km2 (29.3 sq mi)
Elevation
372 m (1,220 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total13,200
DemonymPalombaresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
00018
Dialing code0774
Patron saintSaint Blaise
Saint day3 February
WebsiteOfficial website

Main sights

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  • Savelli Castle, built from the 11th century by the Ottaviani, a branch of the Crescentii family of Rome. Antipope Innocent III was arrested here in 1180. It was acquired by Luca Savelli, a nephew of pope Honorius III, in 1250, whence the current name. It was rebuilt in the 16th century by Troilo Savelli, who commissioned his friend Baldassarre Peruzzi the frescoes which are still visible inside, including portraits of Roman famous men, allegories of the Liberal Arts and grotesque decorations. It is now home to a library, an exhibition of Roman statues found nearby Palombara in 2008, and a natural sciences museum.
  • Abbey of Saint John in Argentella (6th century)
  • Church of Santa Maria Annunziata (14th century)
  • Church of St. Blaise (1101), in Romanesque style.
  • Fortified village of Castiglione, in the Monti Lucretili park, at 750 metres (2,460 ft).
  • Convent of St. Michael, in rural Romanesque style. It was built over a Roman villa, of which traces of opus reticulatum remain.

References

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.