Vicovaro | |
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Comune di Vicovaro | |
![]() Church of Saint Peter in Vicovaro | |
Coordinates: 42°1′N12°54′E / 42.017°N 12.900°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lazio |
Metropolitan city | Rome (RM) |
Frazioni | Sancosimato |
Government | |
• Mayor | Fiorenzo De Simone |
Area | |
• Total | 36.1 km2 (13.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,108 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Demonym | Vicovaresi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 00029 |
Dialing code | 0774 |
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The area of Vicovaro was inhabited as early as the Neolithic period, as testified by remains dating from this period to the late Bronze Age. It was a city of the Aequi, later colonized by Rome. [5] During the Roman domination, it was known as Vicus Varronis, Vicus Vari or Vicus Valerius. [6] It was on the Via Valeria.
Pope Celestine III granted Vicovaro to his Orsini relatives. The town held strategic importance in the Aniene valley. In 1533, Ludovico Gonzaga seized Vicovaro in a conflict between the Orsini and the Medici pope Clement VII. After the surrender, Gonzaga was assassinated by Napoleone Orsini who shot him with an arquebus.
In 1692, Orsini properties were auctioned off to satisfy debts, and Vicovaro fell to Count Paulo Bolognetti. His son, Ferdinando, married Flavia Theodoli, sister of Marchese Gerolamo Theodoli. The Bolognettis refurbished and expanded the Orsini castle and initiated other building projects in the city. Theodoli oversaw the restoration of the Church of San Pietro for his nephew, Giacomo Bolognetti. [7]
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