Val Melaina

Val Melaina
Zona of Rome
Piazza Ottaviano Vimercati.
Piazza Ottaviano Vimercati.
Position of the zona within the city
Position of the zona within the city
Country Italy
RegionLazio
ProvinceRome
ComuneRome
Area
 • Total2.4111 sq mi (6.2447 km2)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total35,073
 • Density14,546.5/sq mi (5,616.44/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Val Melaina is the 1st zona of Rome, identified by the initials Z. I, lying north of the city centre and covering an area of 6.2447 km².

The classic 1948 film Bicycle Thieves[2] and Luigi Zampa's Il medico della mutua (1968) were shot in Val Melaina.

  1. ^ Roma Capitale – Roma Statistica. Population inscribed in the resident register at 31 December 2016 by toponymy subdivision.
  2. ^ Sorlin, Pierre (January 1991). European Cinemas, European Societies, 1939-1990. Routledge. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-415-05671-7.