Elevation 241 m (791 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 26 km² Local time Friday 1:30 AM Dialling code 06 | Demonym(s) Gallicanesi Dialing code 06 Postal code 00010 Region Latium | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind NW at 3 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Gallicano nel Lazio is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Rome at the feet of the Monti Prenestini.
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Map of 00010 Gallicano Nel Lazio Rome, Italy
History
In Roman times, it was known as Pedum. A castle is mentioned here in 984 AD, called Castrum Gallicani. Here a Benedictine monastery grew in the following year, later owned by the abbey of San Paolo fuori le Mura. Gallicano from the 13th century it was a possession of the Colonna family, and pope Martin V (a Colonna) sojourned here in 1424.
In 1501 the Borgia conquered it, although it was returned to the Colonna after the death of pope Alexander VI. The castle was destroyed in 1526 and rebuilt four years later. In 1622 the Ludovisi family acquired Gallicano, followed by the Rospigliosi Pallavicini in 1633, who held it until 1839.