Grottaferrata

Grottaferrata
Comune di Grottaferrata
Corso del Popolo
Corso del Popolo
Coat of arms of Grottaferrata
Location of Grottaferrata
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Grottaferrata is located in Italy
Grottaferrata
Grottaferrata
Location of Grottaferrata in Italy
Grottaferrata is located in Lazio
Grottaferrata
Grottaferrata
Grottaferrata (Lazio)
Coordinates: 41°47′18″N 12°40′18″E / 41.78833°N 12.67167°E / 41.78833; 12.67167
CountryItaly
RegionLazio
Metropolitan cityRome (RM)
FrazioniMolara, Squarciarelli, Valleviolata, Valle Marciana
Government
 • MayorMirko Di Bernardo
Area
 • Total
18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Elevation
329 m (1,079 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2020)[2]
 • Total
20,636
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
DemonymGrottaferratesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
00046
Dialing code06
Patron saintSt. Nilus the Younger
Saint daySeptember 26
WebsiteOfficial website

Grottaferrata (Italian pronunciation: [ˌɡrɔttaferˈraːta, ˌɡro-])[3] is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, 20 kilometres (12 miles) southeast of Rome. It has grown up around the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata, founded in 1004. Nearby communes include Frascati, Rocca di Papa, Marino and Rome.

  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. ^ Luciano Canepari. "Grottaferrata". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2021.