Pietralata (Rome)

Pietralata
Quartiere of Rome
The church of San Michele Arcangelo
The church of San Michele Arcangelo
Position of the quartiere within the city
Position of the quartiere within the city
Coordinates: 41°54′55″N 12°33′20″E / 41.91528°N 12.55556°E / 41.91528; 12.55556
Country Italy
RegionLazio
ProvinceRome
ComuneRome
Area
 • Total2.3033 sq mi (5.9655 km2)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total32,748
 • Density14,217.9/sq mi (5,489.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Pietralata is the 21st quartiere of Rome, identified by the initials Q. XXI, and belongs to the Municipio IV. Its name comes from the Latin Prata Lata[2] meaning large fields, which is possibly a reference to the large amount of nature and vegetation present.

The borough of Pietralata belonged to the Suburbio Nomentano (S. II) until 1961, when it became the 21st quarter of the city.

  1. ^ Roma Capitale – Roma Statistica. Population inscribed in the resident register at 31 December 2016 by toponymy subdivision.
  2. ^ Orietta Verdi, Francesca Curti e Stefania Piersanti (a cura di), In presentia mei notarii. Piante e disegni nei protocolli dei Notai Capitolini (1605–1875), Roma, Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali, Direzione generale per gli archivi, 2009, ISBN 978-88-7125-306-0