Bellegra

Bellegra
Comune
Comune di Bellegra
Bellegra seen from Olevano Romano.

Coat of arms
Bellegra
Location of Bellegra in Italy
Coordinates: 41°53′N 13°02′E / 41.883°N 13.033°E / 41.883; 13.033
Country Italy
Region Lazio
Metropolitan city Rome (RM)
Frazioni Vaccarecce, Vadocanale, Fontanafresca
Government
  Mayor Flavio Cera
Area
  Total 18.78 km2 (7.25 sq mi)
Elevation 815 m (2,674 ft)
Population (30 April 2017[1])
  Total 2,839
  Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Bellegrani
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 00030
Dialing code 06
Patron saint Pope St. Sixtus II
Saint day August 6
Website Official website

Bellegra is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, in the Lazio region of central Italy.

Its original name had been Civitella (Latin: Civitas Vitellia). The town council changed that name to its current one in 1880, out of the belief that the town lay on the site of an ancient town called Belecre, possibly from the Latin bella aegra (blood-stained wars).[2]

References

  1. Demographics data from ISTAT
  2. ComuniWeb.it "Bellegra" (in Italian)



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