Vallepietra

Vallepietra is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Rome, in the Monti Simbruini area.

Vallepietra
Comune di Vallepietra
Coat of arms
Location of Vallepietra
Vallepietra
Location of Vallepietra in Italy
Vallepietra
Vallepietra (Lazio)
Coordinates: 41°56′N 13°14′E
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
Metropolitan cityRome (RM)
Government
  MayorFrancesco Palmieri
Area
  Total51.5 km2 (19.9 sq mi)
Elevation
825 m (2,707 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2010)[2]
  Total318
  Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Vellepietrani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
00020
Dialing code0774
WebsiteOfficial website

Vallepietra borders the following municipalities: Camerata Nuova, Cappadocia, Filettino, Jenne, Subiaco, Trevi nel Lazio.

Main sights

Sanctuary of the Santissima Trinità, probably a rock settlement from the Neolithic era, and later a place of popular adoration connected to the Benedictine abbeys in Subiaco. It is still today the end of pilgrimages, often led by feet. The object of the popular adoration is a fresco portraying the Trinity, dating probably from the 12th century, and which has strong Byzantine influences.



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