Vallepietra

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Comune di Vallepietra
Coat of arms of Comune di Vallepietra
Municipal coat of arms
Country Italy Italy
Region Lazio
Province Province of Rome (RM)
Mayor Giorgio Teatini (since June 2004)
Elevation 825 m
Area 51.5 km²
Population
 - Total (as of 2004-12-31) 367
 - Density 7/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 41°56′N 13°14′E
Gentilic
Dialing code 0774
Postal code 00020


Location of Vallepietra in Italy
Website: www.comune-vallepietra.it/

Vallepietra is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about 60 km east of Rome.

Vallepietra borders the following municipalities: Camerata Nuova, Cappadocia, Filettino, Jenne, Subiaco, Trevi nel Lazio.

[edit] Main sights

  • Sanctuary of the Santissima Trinità, probably a rock settlement from the Neolithic era, and later a place of popular adoration connected to the Benedictine abbeys in Subiaco. It is still today the end of pilgrimages, often led by feet. The object of the popular adoration is a fresco portraying the Trinity, dating probably from the 12th century, and which has strong Byzantine influences.

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