Settecamini

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Settecamini
Zona of Rome
Franciscan church Settecamini.jpg
The church of San Francesco (18th century)
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Region Lazio
Province Rome
Comune Rome
Area
 • Total8.3444 sq mi (21.6120 km2)
Population
 (2016) [1]
 • Total23,027
 • Density2,759.6/sq mi (1,065.47/km2)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Settecamini is the 6th zona of Rome, identified by the initials Z. VI.. Settecamini is also the name of the urban zone 5L, within the Municipio V of Rome.

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History

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via Tiburtina Valeria
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Area archeologica di Settecamini

The first settlements in the area can be dated to the Roman Republican era: the neighbourhood developed around the Via Tiburtina Roman road and a crossroads, and included two Roman inns and many Roman villas and tombs.

In the Middle Age, the locality was called Campo dei Sette Fratelli ("Field of the Seven Brothers") or Forno dei Septe Fratri ("Oven of the Seven Brothers"): both names were related to the legend of Saint Symphorosa and her seven children, (Crescens, Eugenius, Julian, Justin, Nemesius, Primitivus and Stracteus), martyred in the near Tibur (present Tivoli, Lazio, Italy) toward the end of the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian.

Later, it was called simply Forno ("Oven") or Osteria del Forno ("Tavern of the Oven"), in reference to a farmstead located south of Via Tiburtina, which is currently known as Casale di Settecamini. The current toponym Settecamini began to be used in the second half of the 19th century, and the Rome municipality toponymic dictionary states that it derived from "the seven chimneys ("sette camini") of the building known as Il Fornaccio.

A small church, in late Baroque style, was built in 1700 at the crossroads between Via Tiburtina and Via Casal Bianco.

The modern settlement developed as a rural village at the beginning of the twentieth century, on some lands owned by the Duke Leopoldo Torlonia. Later, some houses were assigned to the First World War veterans. The inhabited area has now an extension of 21.612 km² and a population of about 19,000 inhabitants.

The archaeological area of Settecamini

Discovered in 1951 it is located at 9th mile of the Tiburtina (whose ancient pavement is visible), halfway between Rome and Tibur (Tivoli), where the Via Tiburtina crossed the road that led from the Aniene river to Etruria and Sabina. It was a settlement with several buildings and monumental tombs.

The first paleo-Christian building inserted in a pagan temple dates to around the 1st century BC. There is a courtyard with a central well, which is accessed from two side entrances. It was a residential area until the 5th century.

The building in the best condition is the "mansio", probably an inn for travellers, which has a mosaic from the imperial age. The building appears to have been in use from the 1st century BC to the 5th century AD and may have performed various functions over time.

Geography

Settecamini is located in the eastern part of the city, near the Grande Raccordo Anulare, and borders the municipality of Guidonia Montecelio.

The territory of Settecamini includes the urban zones 5LSettecamini and 5ISant'Alessandro.

Boundaries

To the north, Settecamini borders with Zona Tor San Giovanni (Z. V), whose boundary is marked by the stretch of Via Nomentana between the Grande Raccordo Anulare and Via Palombarense.

Eastward, the zona shares the border with the municipality of Guidonia Montecelio, up to the river Aniene.

Southward, Settecamini borders with Zona Lunghezza (Z. X) and with Zona Acqua Vergine (Z. IX): the border is outlined by the river Aniene, up to the Grande Raccordo Anulare.

To the west, Settecamini borders with Zona Tor Cervara (Z. VII), whose boundary is marked by the stretch of the Grande Raccordo Anulare between the Aniene and Via Tiburtina, and with Quartiere San Basilio (Q. XXX), whose boundary is marked by the GRA itself, up to Via Nomentana.

Historical subdivisions

The frazioni of Case Rosse and the urban areas of Casal Monastero and Sant'Alessandro belong to Settecamini.

Odonymy

In the area of Casal Monastero, along the Via Nomentana, streets and squares are named after ancient and modern cities of Sabina and personalities related to that region (which was the terminus of the Via Nomentana), while other odonyms in the area near to the Via Tiburtina refers to the ancient history of Tivoli. Other streets and squares are chiefly dedicated to medieval authors, municipalities of Abruzzo and Molise (in the frazione of Case Rosse) and to engineers and scientists (in the area of Tecnopolo). Odonyms of the zone can be categorized as follows:

Places of interest

Civil buildings

Religious buildings

Basilica built over the catacombs of Sant'Alessandro, in the territory of the parish of the same name.
Church in Late Baroque style, with simple interiors and a single nave. [8]
Parish church erected on January 1st, 1926 according to the decree "Cum Summus Pontifex" by cardinal vicar Basilio Pompilj.
Parish church erected on March 21st, 1982 according to the decree "La situazione religiosa" by cardinal vicar Ugo Poletti.
Parish church erected on October 20th, 1989 by decree of cardinal vicar Ugo Poletti.

Archaeological sites

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Area archeologica di Settecamini
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Latomie of Salone

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  2. ↑ Frazione of Mentana
  3. ↑ Frazione of Poggio Mirteto
  4. ↑ "Casale di Pratolungo". Roma Tiburtina.
  5. ↑ "Torre di Ponticello". Roma Tiburtina.
  6. 1 2 "Fontanile di Sant'Onesto". Roma Tiburtina.
  7. ↑ "Casale Forno". Roma Tiburtina.
  8. ↑ "Chiesa settecentesca di Settecamini". Roma Tiburtina.
  9. ↑ "Area archeologica sulla Tiburtina antica". Roma Tiburtina.
  10. ↑ See Marina De Franceschini, chapt. 42. Villa di Via Carciano, pp. 122-126.
  11. ↑ See Marina De Franceschini, chapt. 43. Villa della Torre di S. Eusebio, pp. 126-127.
  12. ↑ See Marina De Franceschini, chapt. 37. Villa di Casal Bianco (sito 2), pp. 112-114.
  13. ↑ See Marina De Franceschini, chapt. 30. Villa in loc. S. Alessandro (sito C), pp. 93-94.
  14. ↑ See Marina De Franceschini, chapt. 31. Villa in loc. S. Alessandro (sito A), pp. 94-97.
  15. ↑ See Marina De Franceschini, chapt. 38. Villa di Casale Bonanni, pp. 114-115.
  16. ↑ See Marina De Franceschini, chapt. 36. Villa di Casal Bianco loc. Settecamini, pp. 111-112.
  17. ↑ "Latomie di Salone e Cervara". Lazio Turismo.
  18. ↑ Siti storici archeologici: Ville e Casali, Villa romana - Monte dello Spavento, romatiburtina.it
  19. ↑ Siti storici archeologici: Strutture Antiche, Colombario - via Colsereno, romatiburtina.it
  20. ↑ Siti storici archeologici: Luoghi di culto , Mausoleo - civ. 98 di via Casal Bianco, romatiburtina.it
  21. ↑ Siti storici archeologici: Luoghi di culto , MSantuario - Casal Monastero nuovo, romatiburtina.it

Coordinates: 41°56′N12°38′E / 41.94°N 12.63°E / 41.94; 12.63

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