Rocca Sinibalda

Rocca Sinibalda
—  Comune  —
Comune di Rocca Sinibalda
The Sforza Cesarini Castle.
Rocca Sinibalda
Location of Rocca Sinibalda in Italy
Coordinates:
Country Italy
Region Latium
Province Rieti (RI)
Frazioni Magnalardo, Pantana, Posticciola, Tomassella, Torricchia, Trampani, Vallecupola
Government
 • Mayor Giancarlo Marotti
Area
 • Total 49.4 km2 (19.1 sq mi)
Elevation 552 m (1,811 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 836
 • Density 16.9/km2 (43.8/sq mi)
Demonym Rocchegiani
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 02026
Dialing code 0765

Rocca Sinibalda is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 50 km northeast of Rome and about 15 km southeast of Rieti.

It is home to the Sforza Cesarini Castle, originally built in 1084 but turned into a more modern fortress in the 1530s by Baldassarre Peruzzi, commissioned by Cardinal Alessandro Cesarini. The interior has frescoes from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The remains of the ancient Sabine town of Trebula Mutusca are not far.

References

  1. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.