Blera | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Blera | |
 Blera and the Fascist built bridge. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Blera  | |
  Blera Location of Blera in Italy  Blera Blera (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 42°16′24″N 12°01′57″E / 42.27333°N 12.03250°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Viterbo (VT) |
| Frazioni | Civitella Cesi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicola Mazzarella |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.92 km2 (35.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (30 April 2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,316 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Blerani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 01010 |
| Dialing code | 0761 |
| Patron saint | St. Viventius |
| Saint day | December 11 |
| Website | Official 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]
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Blera". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 58. This cites Dennis, G. Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria.
