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Ruins of Stazzano Vecchio

Ruins of Stazzano Vecchio

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Location: Palombara Sabina, Rome, Lazio, Italy

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1. Ruins of Stazzano Vecchio – Grotta Marozza loop from Monterotondo

51.0km

03:31

650m

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2. Ruins of Stazzano Vecchio – Grotta Marozza loop from Monterotondo

54.5km

03:38

740m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Ruins of Stazzano Vecchio – Picnic Area in Gattaceca loop from Mentana

58.6km

04:19

1,080m

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Marco Ciaraxxx

November 9, 2023

The first inhabited center of Stazzano Vecchio was probably built on the remains of a Roman settlement. The term "Stazzano", in fact, could derive from the Latin statio, with the dual meaning of "place of a garrison", or "Post Station".

Even today the origins of Stazzano are not clear but it seems certain that a town developed around a castle, built between the 10th and 11th centuries by the Savelli family, a powerful family that influenced the historical events of this part of Lazio.

The castle and the town passed into the hands of the Borghese family between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Access to the town consisted of a single door that opened between the outermost tower of the castle and the Church of Santa Maria, a distinguishable sign that Stazzano had been conceived as a "village-castle".

A terrible seismic event which occurred on 24 April 1901, with its epicenter in nearby Montelibretti and calculated at the VIII degree of the Mercalli Scale, put an end to the peaceful peasant life. From that moment on, the village of Stazzano was inevitably abandoned and the ruins of the houses were used to build the new town a short distance away.

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Location: Palombara Sabina, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Ruins of Stazzano Vecchio

1. Ruins of Stazzano Vecchio – Grotta Marozza loop from Monterotondo

2. Ruins of Stazzano Vecchio – Grotta Marozza loop from Monterotondo

3. Ruins of Stazzano Vecchio – Picnic Area in Gattaceca loop from Mentana

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