Gerano 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 ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Rome
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital ( it, Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale) is an area of local government at the level of metropolitan city in the Lazio region of the Republic of Italy. It comprises the territory of the city of Rome and 120 ...
in the
Italian region
Latium
Latium ( , ; ) is the region of central western Italy in which the city of Rome was founded and grew to be the capital city of the Roman Empire.
Definition
Latium was originally a small triangle of fertile, volcanic soil ( Old Latium) on ...
, located about east of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
.
History
The year of foundation of Gerano is unknown; however, it is known that in 1005 it constituted a ''castrum''.
In the Middle Ages, due to its strategic and economic importance, as the capital of ''Massa Giovenzana'' (replacing the more ancient ''Trellanum''), for a while,
Pope Gregory VII was interested in it, who in 1077 confirmed Gerano to be divided between the
diocese of Tivoli and the abbot of
Subiaco.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Lazio
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