Bagnaia, Viterbo
Appearance
Bagnaia | |
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Coordinates: 42°25′41″N 12°9′18″E / 42.42806°N 12.15500°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lazio |
Province | Viterbo (VT) |
Comune | Viterbo |
Elevation | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 5,500 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Bagnaia is a village in Lazio, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Viterbo, province of Viterbo.[2]
Former municipality, it was annexed to the comune of Viterbo in 1928. Bagnaia is about 7 km from Viterbo and 100 km from Rome.
The "Fuoco di Sant Antonio" is a large bonfire erected in the town center and, with much merryment, lit on the evening of each 16th of January in honor of the St Anthony.
Main sights
[edit]- San Giovanni Battista, parish church built in the late 16th century, it was entirely restructured in 1753 by cardinal Federico Marcello Lante[3]
- Sant'Antonio Abate
- Castle of Bagnaia
- Villa Lante, built between 1566 and 1588 and commissioned by cardinal Giovanni Francesco Gambara
References
[edit]- ^ "Parish Census". Conferenza Episcopale Italiana. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Bagnaia". Enciclopedia del Sapere. De Agostini. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista". Retrieved 6 July 2022.