Monte Compatri
Comune in Lazio, Italy
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Monte Compatri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmonte ˈkɔmpatri]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Rome on the Alban Hills. It is one of the Castelli Romani.
CountryItaly
FrazioniLa Cucca, Laghetto, Molara, Pantano, Pratarena
Elevation576 m (1,890 ft)
DemonymMonticiani
Monte Compatri | |
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| Comune di Monte Compatri | |
Apse of the Assunta Baroque parish church. | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Monte Compatri Location of Monte Compatri in Italy  Monte Compatri Monte Compatri (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 41°48′29″N 12°44′14″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Metropolitan city | Rome (RM) |
| Frazioni | La Cucca, Laghetto, Molara, Pantano, Pratarena |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francesco Ferri (Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.57 km2 (9.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 576 m (1,890 ft) |
| Population (30 October 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 12,144 |
| • Density | 494.3/km2 (1,280/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Monticiani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 00040 |
| Dialing code | 06 |
| Saint day | 19 March |
| Website | Official website |
History
Monte Compatri has been identified with the ancient Labicum, a colony of Alba Longa. In the Middle Ages it was a fief of the Counts of Tusculum, then of the Annibaldi, the Altemps and the Borghese.
Main sights
- Parish church of Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo (1630–33), erected by will of Scipione Borghese. The campanile is the former communal tower. The façade was designed by Carlo Rainaldi
- Palazzo Borghese, the current town hall
- Gabii
- San Silvestro monastery
People
- Marco Mastrofini (1763–1845), philosopher and mathematician
- Cardinal Pompeo Colonna (1479–1530)
- Alessandro Moreschi (1858–1922) last castrato singer in the Sistine Chapel
