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Monte Compatri is a comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 (municipality) in the Province of Rome
Province of Rome

The Province of Rome , is a Provinces of Italy and the metropolitan area of Rome in the Lazio region of Italy, with an area of 5,352 km?, and a total population of 4,053,779 residents in 121 comune , see Comuni of the Province of Rome....
 in the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 region Latium
Latium

Lazio, called Latium in English language, is a Regions of Italy of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, and Marche to the north, Abruzzo to the east, Campania to the south, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west....
, located about 20 km southeast of Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
 on the Alban Hills
Alban Hills

The Alban Hills are the site of a quiescent volcano in Italy, located 20 km southeast of Rome and about 24 km north of Anzio, Italy.The dominant peak is the Monte Cavo, at 950 m ....
. IT is one of the Castelli Romani
Castelli Romani

The Castelli Romani is a group of communes in the province of Rome, Italy. They are located at short distance south-east to Rome, at the feet of the Alban Hills....
.

as been identified with the ancient Labicum, a colony of Alba Longa
Alba Longa

Alba Longa was an ancient city of Latium in central Italian Peninsula southeast of Ancient Rome in the Alban Hills. Founder and head of the Latin League, it was destroyed by Rome around the middle of the 7th century BC....
. In the Middle Ages it was a fief of the Counts of Tusculum
Tusculum

Tusculum is the classical Roman name of a major ancient Alban Hills city, in the Latium region of Italy....
, then of the Annibaldi, the Altemps and the Borghese
Borghese

Borghese is the surname of a family of Italian noble and papal background, originating in Siena as the Borghese or Borghesi, where they came to prominence in the 13th century holding official offices under the Commune ....
.
sh church of Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo (1630-1633), erected by will of Scipione Borghese
Scipione Borghese

Cardinal Scipione Borghese was an Italy Renaissance prelate, art collector and member of the noble Borghese family....
.






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Monte Compatri is a comune
Comune

In Italy, the comune, is the basic administrative division of both provinces and regions, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality....
 (municipality) in the Province of Rome
Province of Rome

The Province of Rome , is a Provinces of Italy and the metropolitan area of Rome in the Lazio region of Italy, with an area of 5,352 km?, and a total population of 4,053,779 residents in 121 comune , see Comuni of the Province of Rome....
 in the Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 region Latium
Latium

Lazio, called Latium in English language, is a Regions of Italy of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, and Marche to the north, Abruzzo to the east, Campania to the south, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west....
, located about 20 km southeast of Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
 on the Alban Hills
Alban Hills

The Alban Hills are the site of a quiescent volcano in Italy, located 20 km southeast of Rome and about 24 km north of Anzio, Italy.The dominant peak is the Monte Cavo, at 950 m ....
. IT is one of the Castelli Romani
Castelli Romani

The Castelli Romani is a group of communes in the province of Rome, Italy. They are located at short distance south-east to Rome, at the feet of the Alban Hills....
.

History

It has been identified with the ancient Labicum, a colony of Alba Longa
Alba Longa

Alba Longa was an ancient city of Latium in central Italian Peninsula southeast of Ancient Rome in the Alban Hills. Founder and head of the Latin League, it was destroyed by Rome around the middle of the 7th century BC....
. In the Middle Ages it was a fief of the Counts of Tusculum
Tusculum

Tusculum is the classical Roman name of a major ancient Alban Hills city, in the Latium region of Italy....
, then of the Annibaldi, the Altemps and the Borghese
Borghese

Borghese is the surname of a family of Italian noble and papal background, originating in Siena as the Borghese or Borghesi, where they came to prominence in the 13th century holding official offices under the Commune ....
.

Main sights

Parish church of Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo (1630-1633), erected by will of Scipione Borghese
Scipione Borghese

Cardinal Scipione Borghese was an Italy Renaissance prelate, art collector and member of the noble Borghese family....
. The campanile is the former communal tower. The façade was designed by Carlo Rainaldi
Carlo Rainaldi

Carlo Rainaldi was an Italy architect of the Baroque period.Born in Rome, Rainaldi was one of the leading architects of 17th century Rome, known for a certain grandeur in his designs....
.
  • Palazzo Borghese, the current town hall.


Famous people

  • Marco Mastrofini (1763 - 1845), philosopher and mathematician.
  • Cardinal Pompeo Colonna
    Pompeo Colonna

    Pompeo Colonna was an Italian cardinal , politician and condottiero.Born in Rome, he fought very early against the traditional family enemies, the Orsini....
     (1479 - 1530).
  • Giuseppe Ciaffei (1904 - 1982). Diplomatic.
  • Alessandro Moreschi
    Alessandro Moreschi

    Alessandro Moreschi was the most famous castrato singer of the late 19th century, and the only castrato of the classic bel canto tradition to make solo sound recordings....
     (1858-1922) las castrato singer in the Sistine Chapel
    Sistine Chapel

    Sistine Chapel is the best-known chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. Its fame rests on its architecture, evocative of Solomon's Temple of the Old Testament and on its decoration which has been frescoed throughout by the greatest Renaissance artists including Michelangelo, Raphael, Bernini, and...
    .


Twin cities


  • Calahorra
    Calahorra

    Calahorra, La Rioja , Spain is located in the comarca of La Rioja Baja, near the border with Navarre on the right bank of the Ebro.The city is located on a hill at an altitude of 358 metres at the confluence of the Ebro and Cidacos rivers, and has an area of 91.41 km?....
    , Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....


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