Polline Martignano

Polline Martignano is the 59th zona of the Italian capital Rome, abbreviated as Z. LIX. It belongs to the Municipio XV and has 40 inhabitants (2016).[2] It is located as an exclave in the northwest of the city and it is surrounded by the municipalities of Anguillara Sabazia, Campagnano di Roma and Trevignano Romano.

Polline Martignano
Zona of Rome
Position of the zona within the city
Country Italy
RegionLatium
ProvinceRome
ComuneRome
Area
 • Total4.2191 sq mi (10.9273 km2)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total40
 • Density9.5/sq mi (3.66/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

The zone of Polline Martignano was founded on September 13, 1961, when, according to a resolution of the Commissario Straordinario, the Ager Romanus was divided into 59 zones, identified by the prefix Z. and a Roman numeral.[3]

Geography

The zone overlooks the Lake Martignano (lacus Alsietinus) and includes, at the border with Campagnano di Roma, the dried out Lake Stracciacappa (lacus Papyrianus). The zone is also very close to Lake Bracciano (lacus Sabatinus).

The territory of the zone includes the urban zone 20O Martignano.

Boundaries

Northward, Polline Martignano borders with the municipality of Trevignano Romano.

To the east, it shares the border with the comune of Campagnano di Roma.

Southward and westward, the zone borders with the comune of Anguillara Sabazia.

Odonymy

The zone only includes five roads, whose name recalls some local toponyms: Via Massa Clodiana, Via Montagna Spaccata, Via Piana del Pero, Lungolago di Polline, Via di Polline.

Places of interest

Civil buildings
  • Torre di Stirpa Cappe.[4] A 13th-century tower. 42.136516°N 12.319369°E / 42.136516; 12.319369
The only architectural featrure left of the medieval borough of Stirpe Cappe, that had strategical relevance in order to control the transit on the Via Cassia.[5]

Natural areas
  • Natural Regional Park of the Lakes Bracciano and Martignano
  • Lake Martignano

References
  1. Roma Capitale – Roma Statistica. Population inscribed in the resident register at 31 December 2016 by toponymy subdivision.
  2. (Stand 31. December 2016)
  3. Delibera del Commissario Straordinario n. 2453 del 13 settembre 1961
  4. "La torre". Lago Sabatino.
  5. Contea Pisciarelli. "I laghi del Ducato di Bracciano". Terre degli Orsini.
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