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Valmontone is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 45 kilometres (28 miles) southeast of Rome.

Valmontone seen by Rocca di Cave: the massive white building is Palazzo Doria-Pamphilj.
Valmontone seen by Rocca di Cave: the massive white building is Palazzo Doria-Pamphilj.

Valmontone
Comune
Comune di Valmontone
Location of Valmontone
Valmontone
Location of Valmontone in Italy
Valmontone
Valmontone (Lazio)
Coordinates: 41°47′N 12°55′E
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
Metropolitan cityRome (RM)
Government
  MayorAlberto Latini (Democratic Party)
Area
  Total40.91 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
Elevation
303 m (994 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2021)[2]
  Total15,219
  Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
DemonymValmontonesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
00038
Dialing code06
Patron saintSt. Luigi Gonzaga
Saint dayJune 21
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography


The historic part of the town is situated on a tuffaceous hill, 303 metres (994 feet) above sea level, part of a morphological system of valleys and low relieves, known as Alta Valle del Sacco (High Valley of Sacco River). There are many natural springs due to the high water levels underground. Because of this the landscape is covered by forest and farmland.

To preserve this water system, in Valmontone exists the C.E.R.I., a center for the prevention and control of hydro-geological risks.


History


The origins of Valmontone are uncertain: it seems that a village was founded before the rise of Rome on a hill in the modern municipality of the town, and its ruins were visible until the 18th century. Perhaps these are the remains of the ancient Labicum, which, according to the myth, was founded by Glaucus, Minos’ son: the name of the village derives from a kind of Greek shield. Labicum was in war against Rome, but at last it was defeated and became a Roman castrum, a fortified castle: other testimonies of the Roman period are the post-station Ad Bivium, situated along the road called Via Latina, a village of coal-makers, some furnaces for tiles and vases, a villa and some other remains (two sarcophagus, memorial plates).

Later on, the castle was rebuilt on the actual site in the Late Roman Empire. The presence of a Castrum Lateranense goes back to the 1052, while the name of Vallis Montonis (Valmontone means “a valley overhung by a little hill”) appears the first time in a document dated 1139. Valmontone became a fief under the Conti family until the 16th century, when, in 1548, the fief passed under the Sforza then, in 1632 and for a few years, under the Barberini, until Camillo Pamphili bought Valmontone (1634). The Pamphili family became Doria-Pamphili-Landi in the 18th century. In 1843 Valmontone assumed the rank of “city” by decision of Pope Gregory XVI.

On 22 January 1944, during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War, the Allies commenced Operation Shingle, an amphibious landing at Anzio in an attempt to outflank the formidable German defensive positions known as the Winter Line (also Gustave Line) and push toward Rome: Valmontone was an important objective on the way to Rome, in according to Operation Buffalo, May–June 1944. The Allies thought the German forces were garrisoning the city, so they bombed Valmontone with their air forces, nearly destroying it completely: Valmontone lost 80 percent of its ancient buildings, like the fortified gates, the monastery on Colle Sant’Angelo, fountains, churches. With the post-war reconstruction the town lost its medieval and baroque appeal, of which only a few sights survive.


Main sights


Mattia Preti, ceiling fresco of Stanza dell'Aria, Palazzo Doria-Pamphilij.
Mattia Preti, ceiling fresco of Stanza dell'Aria, Palazzo Doria-Pamphilij.
Colleggiata church.
Colleggiata church.

Not far from Valmontone is the large Valmontone Outlet, a shopping center built like an American town, with squares, buildings, streets, a fake train-station, etc. Near this complex is Rainbow Magic Land, opened on 26 May 2011.


Transportation


The town is crossed by via Casilina, a modern road following the ancient road with the same name built by the Romans, now the town's main street: moreover it is connected with the Autostrada A1 (Autostrada del Sole), on the Roma-Napoli branch (exit to Valmontone).

Valmontone has a railway station, served by the line Rome-Cassino-Naples.


International relations



Twin towns – Sister cities


Valmontone is twinned with:


References


  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.




На других языках


[de] Valmontone

Valmontone ist eine italienische Stadt in der Metropolitanstadt Rom in der Region Latium mit 16.126 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2019). Sie liegt 38 Kilometer östlich von Rom.
- [en] Valmontone

[es] Valmontone

Valmontone es un municipio de 14.297 habitantes de la provincia de Roma situado sobre una colina tobosa, a lo largo de la via Casilina a unos 45 km de la capital. A la ciudad se llega también a través de la autopista (Autostrada A1) saliendo a la homónima salida y con el tren por la línea FR6.

[ru] Вальмонтоне

Вальмонтоне (итал. Valmontone) — коммуна в Италии, располагается в регионе Лацио, подчиняется административному центру Рим.



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