Rocca Sinibalda
Comune in Lazio, Italy
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Rocca Sinibalda is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Lazio, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Rome and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Rieti.
CountryItaly
FrazioniMagnalardo, Pantana, Posticciola, Tomassella, Torricchia, Trampani, Vallecupola
Elevation552 m (1,811 ft)
DemonymRocchegiani
Rocca Sinibalda | |
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| Comune di Rocca Sinibalda | |
The Sforza Cesarini Castle. | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Rocca Sinibalda Location of Rocca Sinibalda in Italy  Rocca Sinibalda Rocca Sinibalda (Lazio) | |
| Coordinates: 42°16′28″N 12°55′32″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lazio |
| Province | Rieti (RI) |
| Frazioni | Magnalardo, Pantana, Posticciola, Tomassella, Torricchia, Trampani, Vallecupola |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stefano Micheli |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.56 km2 (19.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[2] | |
• Total | 844 |
| • Density | 17.0/km2 (44.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rocchegiani |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 02026 |
| Dialing code | 0765 |
| Website | Official website |
It is home to the Sforza Cesarini Castle, originally built in 1084 but turned into a more modern fortress in the 1530s by Baldassare Peruzzi, commissioned by Cardinal Alessandro Cesarini. The interior has frescoes from the 17th and 18th centuries.
The remains of the ancient Sabine town of Trebula Mutusca are not far.
