Fara in Sabina, also spelled Fara Sabina, is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Rieti The Province of Rieti ( it, Provincia di Rieti) is a province in the Lazio region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Rieti. Established in 1927, it has an area of with a total population of 157,887 people as of 2017. There are 73 ''comuni'' i ...

in the

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region

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, located about northeast of

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and about southwest of Rieti.

History

The area was inhabited in prehistoric times, as attested by several archaeological findings from the mid-

Palaeolithic The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (), also called the Old Stone Age (from Greek: παλαιός ''palaios'', "old" and λίθος '' lithos'', "stone"), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone to ...

and late

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...

s. Between the 9th and the 6th centuries BC, a settlement of the Sabines, identified with the city of ''Cures'', existed here, continuing into

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediter ...

times. Remains from it include the baths, a small theatre and terraces for agriculture. The origins of the modern town date from Lombard times (late 6th century AD), as it has been supposed from the presence of the Lombard word ''fara'' ("family clan") in the name. A castle is known from 1006 and, from 1050, Fara was a possession of the Abbey of Farfa, which is located in the present municipal territory. Later it was a fief of the

Orsini Orsini is a surname of Italian origin, originally derived from Latin ''ursinus'' ("bearlike") and originating as an epithet or sobriquet describing the name-bearer's purported strength. Notable people with the surname include the following: *Angel ...

. During

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, the

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P.G. 54 was located at adjacent Passo Corese. The main

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church is the Duomo Collegiata di Sant'Antonio Martire.

Geography

The municipality borders with

Castelnuovo di Farfa Castelnuovo di Farfa is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome and about southwest of Rieti Rieti (; lat, Reate, Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central ...

Montelibretti Montelibretti is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about northeast of Rome on the slopes of Monti Sabini. Montelibretti borders the following municipalities: Capena, Fara in ...

Montopoli di Sabina Montopoli di Sabina is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italy, Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome and about southwest of Rieti. In 2011, it had a population of 4,222. History The town was f ...

, Nerola and

Toffia Toffia is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome and about southwest of Rieti. Toffia borders the following municipalities: Castelnuovo di Farfa, Fara in Sabina, Ne ...

. It counts the hamlets of Baccelli, Borgo Quinzio, Canneto Sabino, Coltodino, Corese Terra, Farfa, Passo Corese, Prime Case and Talocci.

International relations

Fara in Sabina is twinned with: *

Montelupo Fiorentino Montelupo Fiorentino is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence. Geography The area is predominantly hilly and is crossed by the river Pesa that, particu ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

* Santa Vittoria in Matenano, Italy * Villemur-sur-Tarn, France ItalyFaraSabinaPalazzoOrsini

References

External links

* * Cities and towns in Lazio {{Latium-geo-stub