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Municipality in Lazio, Italy Comune in Lazio, Italy
Bagnoregio
Comune
Saint Augustine square with the Annunciation churchSaint Augustine square with the Annunciation church
Location of Bagnoregio
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Coordinates: 42°37′36″N 12°5′42″E / 42.62667°N 12.09500°E / 42.62667; 12.09500
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ProvinceViterbo (VT)
FrazioniCapraccia, Castel Cellesi, Civita di Bagnoregio, Ponzano, Vetriolo
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Bigiotti (May 26, 2014 - 2nd mandate)
Area
 • Total72.8 km (28.1 sq mi)
Elevation484 m (1,588 ft)
Population
 • Total3,678
 • Density51/km (130/sq mi)
DemonymBagnoresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code01022
Dialing code0761
Patron saintSt. Bonaventure
Saint dayJuly 15
Websitecomune.bagnoregio.vt.it

Bagnoregio (Italian pronunciation: [ˌbaɲɲoˈrɛːdʒo]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Lazio, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Rome and about 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Viterbo.

History

For ecclesiastical history and titular see, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Bagnoregio.

The current main town was in ancient times a suburb of the hill town in the same comune now known as Civita di Bagnoregio. In ancient times this was called Novempagi and Balneum Regium, whence the medieval name of Bagnorea.

During the barbarian invasions of Italy, between the sixth and ninth centuries, the city was taken several times by the Ostrogoths and the Lombards. Charlemagne is said to have included it in the Patrimonium Petri, and the Emperor Louis I to have added it to the Papal States in 822.

It is famous as the birthplace (more specifically Civita di Bagnoregio) of the philosopher Bonaventure in the early 13th century. Writer Bonaventura Tecchi also hailed from Bagnoregio.

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Istat - Italian National Institute of Statistics.

Sources and external links

Lazio · Comuni of the Province of Viterbo


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