Blera

Blera
Comune di Blera
Blera and the Fascist built bridge.
Blera and the Fascist built bridge.
Coat of arms of Blera
Location of Blera
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Blera is located in Italy
Blera
Blera
Location of Blera in Italy
Blera is located in Lazio
Blera
Blera
Blera (Lazio)
Coordinates: 42°16′24″N 12°01′57″E / 42.27333°N 12.03250°E / 42.27333; 12.03250
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
ProvinceViterbo (VT)
FrazioniCivitella Cesi
Government
 • MayorNicola Mazzarella
Area
 • Total92.92 km2 (35.88 sq mi)
Elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017)[2]
 • Total3,316
 • Density36/km2 (92/sq mi)
DemonymBlerani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
01010
Dialing code0761
Patron saintSt. Viventius
Saint dayDecember 11
WebsiteOfficial website

Blera is a small town and comune in the northern Lazio region of Italy. It was known during the Middle Ages as Bieda, an evolved form of its ancient name, which was restored in the twentieth century. It is the birthplace of Pope Sabinian; Pope Paschal II was also originally thought to be from here.

It is situated on a long, narrow tongue of rock at the junction of two deep glens.[3]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Blera". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 58. This cites Dennis, G. Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria.