Monte Porzio Catone
Comune in Lazio, Italy
Coat of arms
Location of Monte Porzio Catone
41°49′N 12°43′E / 41.817°N 12.717°E / 41.817; 12.717
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Monte Porzio Catone is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the central Italian region of Latium, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Rome, on the Alban Hills.
Monte Porzio Catone borders the following municipalities: Frascati, Grottaferrata, Monte Compatri and Rome.
Main sights
- The Astronomical Rome Observatory is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the city centre. It was built starting from 1939, being finished in 1965. It rises above the remains of a Roman villa, the "Matidia's Villa", from the first century AD. The imposing construction is rationalist in style and was used for preserving the equipment of the National Observatory in Rome; subsequently it became a structure to promote the astronomic and scientific studies. Currently the observatory is endowed with the Astrolab and other didactic resources for initiatives to schools, university, associative and private groups.
- The Tusculan Hermitage Monastery was founded in 1607 by Camaldolese Monks of Monte Corona. In 1613 the building was completed. The convent's church is devoted to Saint Romuald. The hospitality to male pilgrims by the hermits is guaranteed. Women are forbidden entry to the Hermitage. An inscription on the wooden door reads, in Latin: "Ecce Elongavi Fugiens et Mansi In Solitudine" (Here I have fled from the world and I established my home in solitude).
- Other sights include the church of St. Gregory the Great, erected in 1666 by Carlo Rainaldi for the Borghese family, and the remains of the ancient Tusculum.
Twin towns
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Official website of the Rome Astronomical Observatory
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Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
- Affile
- Agosta
- Albano Laziale
- Allumiere
- Anguillara Sabazia
- Anticoli Corrado
- Anzio
- Arcinazzo Romano
- Ardea
- Ariccia
- Arsoli
- Artena
- Bellegra
- Bracciano
- Camerata Nuova
- Campagnano di Roma
- Canale Monterano
- Canterano
- Capena
- Capranica Prenestina
- Carpineto Romano
- Casape
- Castel Gandolfo
- Castel Madama
- Castel San Pietro Romano
- Castelnuovo di Porto
- Cave
- Cerreto Laziale
- Cervara di Roma
- Cerveteri
- Ciampino
- Ciciliano
- Cineto Romano
- Civitavecchia
- Civitella San Paolo
- Colleferro
- Colonna
- Fiano Romano
- Filacciano
- Fiumicino
- Fonte Nuova
- Formello
- Frascati
- Gallicano nel Lazio
- Gavignano
- Genazzano
- Genzano di Roma
- Gerano
- Gorga
- Grottaferrata
- Guidonia Montecelio
- Jenne
- Labico
- Ladispoli
- Lanuvio
- Lariano
- Licenza
- Magliano Romano
- Mandela
- Manziana
- Marano Equo
- Marcellina
- Marino
- Mazzano Romano
- Mentana
- Monte Compatri
- Monte Porzio Catone
- Monteflavio
- Montelanico
- Montelibretti
- Monterotondo
- Montorio Romano
- Moricone
- Morlupo
- Nazzano
- Nemi
- Nerola
- Nettuno
- Olevano Romano
- Palestrina
- Palombara Sabina
- Percile
- Pisoniano
- Poli
- Pomezia
- Ponzano Romano
- Riano
- Rignano Flaminio
- Riofreddo
- Rocca Canterano
- Rocca Priora
- Rocca Santo Stefano
- Rocca di Cave
- Rocca di Papa
- Roccagiovine
- Roiate
- Rome
- Roviano
- Sacrofano
- Sambuci
- San Cesareo
- San Gregorio da Sassola
- San Polo dei Cavalieri
- San Vito Romano
- Sant'Angelo Romano
- Sant'Oreste
- Santa Marinella
- Saracinesco
- Segni
- Subiaco
- Tivoli
- Tolfa
- Torrita Tiberina
- Trevignano Romano
- Vallepietra
- Vallinfreda
- Valmontone
- Velletri
- Vicovaro
- Vivaro Romano
- Zagarolo
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