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* [http://www.comune.farainsabina.ri.it Official website]
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Fara in Sabina
Comune di Fara in Sabina
Palazzo Orsini.
Palazzo Orsini.
Coat of arms of Fara in Sabina
Location of Fara in Sabina
Map
CountryItaly
RegionLatium
ProvinceRieti (RI)
FrazioniBaccelli, Borgo Quinzio, Canneto Sabino, Coltodino, Corese Terra, Passo Corese, Farfa, Prime Case, Talocci
Government
 • MayorDavide Basilicata
Area
 • Total
54.9 km2 (21.2 sq mi)
Elevation
482 m (1,581 ft)
Population
 (February 2010[2])[3]
 • Total
13,142
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
02032
Dialing code0765
WebsiteOfficial website
Remains of the Abbey of St. Martin.

Fara in Sabina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 km northeast of Rome and about 25 km southwest of Rieti.

Fara in Sabina borders the following municipalities: Castelnuovo di Farfa, Montelibretti, Montopoli di Sabina, Nerola, Toffia. The Abbey of Farfa is located in the commune's territory.

History

The area was already inhabited in prehistoric times, as attested by several archaeological findings from the mid-Palaeolithic and the late Bronze Ages.

Between the 9th and the 6th centuries BC, a settlement of the Sabines, identified with the city of Cures, existed here, and was inhbited also in Roman times. Remains from it include the baths, a small theatre and terraces for agriculture.

The origins of the modern town date however to Lombard times (late 6th century AD), as it has been supposed from the presence of the Lombard word fara ("family clan") in the name. A castle is known from 1006, and from 1050 Fara was a possession of the Abbey of Farfa; later it was a fief of the Orsini.

Twin towns

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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