Trevignano Romano is a small town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, central Italy. With a population of about 5,000, it is located on the volcanic Lake Bracciano. It is about 47 kilometres (29 mi) away from Rome.

Trevignano Romano
Comune
Comune di Trevignano Romano
Coat of arms
Location of Trevignano Romano
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Coordinates: 42°09.5′N 12°14.5′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Metropolitan city	Rome (RM)
Government
• Mayor	Claudia Maciucchi
Area [1]
• Total	39 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation	173 m (568 ft)
Population  (31 December 2015)[2]
• Total	5,725
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Trevignanesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	00069
Dialing code	06
Patron saint	St. Bernardino of Siena
Saint day	May 20
Website	http://www.trevignanoromano.gov.it

History

The presence of people in the area dates back to the Paleolithic, as shown by La Marmotta settlement in the nearby Anguillara Sabazia. Etruscans lived the city for a long while: tombs from the 8th - 6th centuries BCE have been found in the hills north of Trevignano; well-preserved artifacts from two of these tombs are on display at the local Roman Etruscan Museum. In 387 B.C. when Veio fell, the Romans conquered the whole area, where they build many villas on the lakeshore, now hidden under water. The imperial thermal spa and villa in Vicarello and the Trajan Aqueduct are proofs of the Roman period. During the Medieval Age, Trevignano was owned by the Prefetti di Vico and the Orsini and defended by a fortress, build on the top of the city and destroyed during the war between the Borgia and the Orsini Family. Later the city became property of some important Roman families: Odescalchi , Del Grillo, Cybo Malaspina, Conti, Torlonia, Ginori Conti and Del Drago.

The castle was erected around 1200 by order of Pope Innocent III, and later reinforced by the Orsini. It once had three layers of massive walls, but the siege of Cesare Borgia in 1497 and subsequent earthquakes have reduced the structures to a state of poor-repair.

References

External links

• Official website

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