Bassano in Teverina
| Bassano in Teverina | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Bassano in Teverina | ||
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 Bassano in Teverina
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| Coordinates: 42°27′50″N 12°18′30″E / 42.46389°N 12.30833°ECoordinates: 42°27′50″N 12°18′30″E / 42.46389°N 12.30833°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Latium | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Viterbo (VT) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Alessandro Romoli | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Total | 1,252 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Bassanesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 01030 | |
| Dialing code | 0761 | |
| Patron saint | Santi Fidenzio e Terenzio | |
| Saint day | 27 September | |
| Website | Official website | |
Bassano in Teverina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium. It is inhabited by 1,332 people and is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Rome and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Viterbo.
Bassano in Teverina lies on the border between Lazio and Umbria and is situated in a position which overlooks the Tiber valley, on the last offshoots north of the Cimini Hills.
The origin of the town is extremely uncertain. The ending of the name, derived from the Latin adjectival suffix -anus, takes back to Roman times and, together with the root of the name, seems to remember the family name (Bassus) of a character who owned large estates in the area: Bassus> Bassanus> Bassano.
The town center of Bassano in Teverina arises on a tuff spur set in a slightly rearward position compared to the Tiber Valley, of which it overlooks one part. Its location, hidden by the surrounding hillocks, does not allow the visibility of neighboring locations such as Mugnano, Attigliano, Chia and Bomarzo. However, a system of sighting and communication must have existed through the hillocks Sasso Quadro (324 m above sea level) and Poggio Zucco (318 m above sea level), directly connected to Bassano through old paths as well as locations of ancient settlements, as remains of buildings prove.
Downstream from the city center, not far away from the Tiber, lies Lake Vadimo, locally known as the "Pond", described by Pliny the Younger as "a lying wheel with a regular circumference [...] paler, greener and more intense than the sea." Today the lake is partially dry and is fed by sulphurous springs which, along with marsh vegetation and mineral sediments, create masses of a certain size that must have suggested the idea of the "floating islands" mentioned by some Latin authors. In Roman times the lake, called Lacus Vladimonis, besides being larger was also considered sacred: near its shores, the Etruscans performed rituals and periodic celebrations, while in its waters the Romans immersed their weapons to make them invincible.
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