| Cicolano | |
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| State | Italy |
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| Region | Lazio |
| Surface | 1,362 km² |
| Inhabitants | 10.111 (2011 census) |
| Institutional website | |
Cicolano is a region of Lazio.
To know
The Cicolano territory historically belonged to theAbruzzo, of which it retains a strong imprint. Cicolano is a sub-region of Lazio, located in the Rieti area of Eastern Lazio on the southeastern border with theAbruzzo. It includes the valley of the Salto river between the Piana di San Vittorino to the north-west, the Sabina to the west, the Duchess Mountains to the southeast. It borders the Marsica and with the Fucino to the south and the area Aquilana of the Aterno Valley (Conca Aquilana) to the east, is geomorphologically separated from it by the Apennine watershed.The region extends in a north-west south-east direction between the central ridge of theAbruzzo Apennines (mountain group of Monte Nuria) and the Carseolani Mountains (Monte Navegna and Monte Cervia), giving life to Monti del Cicolano.
When to go
The climate of the area is rather heterogeneous and is affected by the geomorphology of the area itself and the altitude. The climate is typically continental with strong daily and annual temperature variations, especially in the plain of Borgorose-Corvaro, Ponte Civitella and in the other mountain plateaus, becoming noticeably milder near the entire basin of Lago del Salto also due to the lower altitude.
Background
Cicolano was inhabited in ancient times by the Equi, a people of central Italy, who settled there after the defeat suffered by the Romans around the beginning of the fourth century BC. In the area there are some archaeological remains, including the Tumulus of Montariolo discovered in 1984 in the town of Corvaro, a hamlet of Borgorose. This structure, unique in Italy in its conformation, has a diameter of 50 m at a height of almost 4 m. Up to now, 194 tombs dating back to a rather long period of time have been found (IX-I century BC).
There county of Cicoli, owned since the Middle Ages by the Counts of Mareri, was purchased in 1532 by Cardinal Pompeo Colonna whose family it remained until the subversion of feudalism in the Palestrina-Carbognano branch, the Colonna Barberini di Sciarra. Kingdom of Naples (which he assumed, after the conclusion of the Congress of Vienna of 1815, the denomination of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) within the province ofAbruzzo Further second with chief town L'AquilaFollowing the administrative reorganization wanted by the fascist regime, which provided for the subdivision of the territory into Regions as well as into Provinces, from 1927 the territory of Cicolano was detached from Abruzzo Ulterior Secondo as part of the Cittaducale. Therefore from that date, not taking into consideration its geographical and historical peculiarities of Abruzzo, with the creation of the Province of Rieti (region Lazio), the Cicolano territory was conferred by the Fascist regime to the new province, to which it still belongs. This territory has paid a heavy tribute to emigration; although in 1927 it had about 70,000 inhabitants, today only a little more than 10 000 remain.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
Other destinations
- Borgo San Pietro - Fraction of Petrella Salto, the country is an example of city of foundation modern; it was rebuilt on the shores of Lake Salto when in 1940 the old village was submerged after the construction of the Salto Dam.
- Village of Cartore - Abandoned village located in the mountain area of the nature reserve. The farmhouses and the old houses of the village have been renovated to serve as a widespread hotel.
- Lake of the Salto - Artificial lake born following the construction of the Salto Dam in 1940. Some villages on its banks have been refounded, since the old villages remained submerged by the waters of the dam.
- Lake of the Duchess - Mountain lake located at high altitude within the Montagne della Duchessa regional reserve.
- Duchess Mountains Regional Reserve - Established in 1990, it extends entirely within the municipal territory of Borgorose for about 3500 hectares.
How to get
A24 motorway Rome-Teramo toll booth Salto Valley
It is crossed by the state road 578 Salto Cicolana.- Secondary mountain road accesses come from the Abruzzo region (Tornimparte), from the bottom Sabina (Turano Lake), from Carseolan (Pietrasecca) and from the town of Torano-Grotti.
A24 motorway 
It is crossed by the state road 578 Salto Cicolana.
