Caprarola
Caprarola | |
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Comune di Caprarola | |
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Coordinates: 42°19′40.3″N 12°14′17.1″E / 42.327861°N 12.238083°E | |
Land | Italien |
Region | Lazio |
Province | Viterbo (VT) |
Regierung | |
• Mayor | Angelo Borgna |
Area | |
• Total | 57.58 km2 (22.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
Population (31 May 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 5,417 |
• Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Demonym | Caprolatti |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 01032 |
Dialing code | 0761 |
Patron saint | St. Egidius |
Saint day | December 26 |
Website | Official website |
Caprarola is a town and comune in the province of Viterbo, in the Lazio region of central Italy. The village is situated in a range of volcanic hills known as the Cimini Mounts.
The town is home to the large Renaissance mansion or villa which dominates the surrounding country-side, Villa Farnese (or Villa Caprarola). Not to be confused with the Palazzo Farnese in Rome, it was initially built as a fortress, as the town and the surrounding area was a feud of the House of Farnese, by the cardinal Alessandro Farnese senio in 1530, according to a project of the architect Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. After only four years the project came to a halt when the cardinal was elected pope in 1534 under the name Paul III.
Filmography
[edit]Villa Farnese was used as film location in many movies and TV series, such as Medici: Masters of Florence, The Man From Uncle and The Two Popes.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.