Cave, Lazio

Cave
Comune
Comune di Cave

Coat of arms

Cave within the Province of Rome
Cave

Location of Cave in Italy

Coordinates: 41°49′N 12°56′E / 41.817°N 12.933°ECoordinates: 41°49′N 12°56′E / 41.817°N 12.933°E
Country Italy
Region Lazio
Province Rome (RM)
Frazioni Collepalme, San Bartolomeo
Government
  Mayor Angelo Lupi[1]
(since 26-5-2014)
Area
  Total 17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation 399 m (1,309 ft)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 10,421
  Density 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 00033
Dialing code 06
Website Official website

Cave is a town and comune in the Latium region of Italy, 42 kilometres (26 mi) southeast of Rome. As of 2011 its population was of 10,421.[2]

History

The town was mentioned first in 998 AD, and was later a fief of the Colonna family. In 1482 it was besieged by Pope Sixtus IV and obliged to surrender. It is especially known for the Treaty of Cave, signed on 12 September 1557 by plenipotentiaries of Pope Paul IV and Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, the Spanish viceroy of Naples.

Geography

Cave borders with Castel San Pietro Romano, Genazzano, Palestrina, Rocca di Cave, and Valmontone.[3] It counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Collepalme and San Bartolomeo.

References

External links

Media related to Cave at Wikimedia Commons