Monte Compatri

Monte Compatri
Comune
Comune di Monte Compatri

Apse of the Assunta Baroque parish church.

Coat of arms
Monte Compatri

Location of Monte Compatri in Italy

Coordinates: 41°48′29″N 12°44′14″E / 41.80806°N 12.73722°E / 41.80806; 12.73722Coordinates: 41°48′29″N 12°44′14″E / 41.80806°N 12.73722°E / 41.80806; 12.73722
Country Italy
Region Latium
Province / Metropolitan city Rome (RM)
Frazioni La Cucca, Laghetto, Molara, Pantano, Pratarena
Government
  Mayor Marco De Carolis
Area
  Total 24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Elevation 576 m (1,890 ft)
Population (31 August 2015)[1]
  Total 12,016
  Density 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Monticiani
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 00040
Dialing code 06
Saint day 19 March
Website Official website

Monte Compatri is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Rome on the Alban Hills. It is one of the Castelli Romani.

History

Monte Compatri has been identified with the ancient Labicum, a colony of Alba Longa. In the Middle Ages it was a fief of the Counts of Tusculum, then of the Annibaldi, the Altemps and the Borghese.

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References

  1. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
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