Bellegra

Bellegra
Comune
Comune di Bellegra
Bellegra seen from Olevano Romano
Coat of arms
Location of Bellegra
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Coordinates: 41°53′N 13°02′E
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Metropolitan city	Rome (RM)
Frazioni	Vaccarecce, Vadocanale, Fontanafresca
Government
• Mayor	Flavio Cera
Area [1]
• Total	18.78 km^2 (7.25 sq mi)
Elevation	815 m (2,674 ft)
Population  (30 April 2017[2])[3]
• Total	2,839
• Density	150/km^2 (390/sq mi)
Demonym	Bellegrani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	00030
Dialing code	06
Patron saint	Pope Sixtus II
Saint day	August 6
Website	Official website

Bellegra is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Rome, in the Lazio region of central Italy.

Its original name since 11 January 967 had been Civitella (Latin: Civitas Vitellia). The town council changed that name to its current one on 10 October 1880, out of the belief that the town lay on the site of an ancient town called Belecre, possibly from the Latin bella aegra (blood-stained wars).^[4]

References

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. Demographics data from ISTAT
3. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
4. ComuniWeb.it "Bellegra" (in Italian)