Montopoli di Sabina

Montopoli di Sabina
Comune
Comune di Montopoli di Sabina
Coat of arms
Montopoli within the Province of Rieti
Montopoli di Sabina Location of Montopoli di Sabina in Italy
Coordinates: 42°14′45″N 12°41′30″E / 42.24583°N 12.69167°E / 42.24583; 12.69167Coordinates: 42°14′45″N 12°41′30″E / 42.24583°N 12.69167°E / 42.24583; 12.69167
Country	Italy
Region	Latium
Province / Metropolitan city	Rieti (RI)
Frazioni	Bocchignano, Casenove, Colonnetta La Memoria, Ferruti, Granari, Granica, Ponte Sfondato, Ponticchio, Santa Maria
Government
• Mayor	Antimo Grilli
Area
• Total	37.6 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Elevation	331 m (1,086 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,222
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Montopolesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	02034
Dialing code	0765
Patron saint	St. Michael Archangel
Saint day	September 29
Website	Official website

Montopoli di Sabina is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Rome and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Rieti. In 2011, it had a population of 4,222.

The town was first mentioned in 1055, in a document of Farfa Abbey. It is locally known as The Town of Privateers (Italian: Il paese dei Corsari).

Montopoli, located in the southwestern corner of the province, at the borders with the one of Rome, borders with the municipalities of Castelnuovo di Farfa, Fara in Sabina, Fiano Romano (RM), Nazzano (RM), Poggio Mirteto, Salisano and Torrita Tiberina (RM). Its southwestern borders with Fiano are crossed by the Tiber river.

Montopoli counts the hamlets (frazioni) of Bocchignano, Casenove, Colonnetta La Memoria, Ferruti, Granari, Granica, Ponte Sfondato, Ponticchio and Santa Maria.

Nearest railway station, Poggio Mirteto, is 7 km far and lies in Poggio Mirteto Scalo. It is part of the Roman suburban railway line FL1 Orte–Fiumicino, a line that crosses the southwestern corner of the municipal territory.

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