Monte Sacro Alto
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Monte Sacro Alto | |
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Quartiere of Rome | |
 The church of San Ponziano | |
 Position of the quartiere within the city | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Rome |
| Comune | Rome |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.8737 sq mi (2.2629 km2) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 32,223 |
| • Density | 36,880.6/sq mi (14,239.69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Monte Sacro Alto (known predominantly informally as Talenti) is the 28th quartiere of the city of Rome in Italy, and it is identified by the initials Q. XXVIII. As a quarter, or second level administrative division, it is one of two that comprise the first level division or Municipality of Municipio III.
Monte Sacro Alto is situated in the north-eastern area of the capital.[2] The borough is locally referred to as Quartiere Talenti after the Talenti noble family who began developing the residential area on their estate in the 1950's.[3] Achille Talenti, one of 20th century Italy's most prolific urban planners and engineers, was responsible for the inception, realization and management of the borough.
Born in the 1960s, the area was previously a rural zone owned by the Talenti family. The new quartiere is characterized by residential buildings and flat complexes, generally with 4 or 5 stories and surrounded by a court.
Until 1965 the neighborhood was managed by SIRA, one of Achille Talenti's companies.
