Tivoli, Lazio
Tivoli ( ancient name: Tibur ) is a city in the province of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about 52 983 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). It is located 32 km east of Rome. The city's name became synonymous with amusement parks. Tivoli is seat of a Roman Catholic diocese.
Geography
The city lies on the River Aniene on the western slopes of the Monti Tiburtini.
History
Tibur was a city of the Latins who came up with the entire Lazio in the 4th century BC under Roman control ( municipium 90 BC). Outside the city, Emperor Hadrian built a sprawling villa complex, the Villa Adriana.
In the Middle Ages Tivoli was one of the most important places in the surroundings of Rome. Middle of the 16th century, the Pirro Ligorio for Cardinal Ippolito d' Este, the famous account of the water features in their garden Renaissance Villa d' Este.
The romantic setting of the city with the waterfalls of the Aniene and the ancient ruins has always attracted artists.
Demographics
Source: ISTAT
Policy
Sandro Gallotti ( PdL ) was elected in April 2010 to the mayor. His center-right alliance also with 18 of 30 seats, the majority in the City Council. His predecessor Giuseppe Baisi (PD ) was elected in April 2008, but resigned on 20 January 2010, as his center- left coalition broke apart.
Coat of arms
Blazon: " Shared by red and blue, above an eagle in natural colors floating with a golden crown on his head, beseitet of two to five times crenellated silver round towers on the dividing line on the right in black Roman capitals the word LIBERTAS (LIBERTY ), the left the word Nobilitas ( ADEL, CELEBRITY ) under the battlements supporting, with a Wellenschildfuß in natural water colors growing below a fünfzinnige, three-arched bridge made of silver, schwarzgefugten blocks with raised central arch, above the lettering TIBVR SVPERBVM ( PROUD Tibur ) in black Roman capitals. " About the coat of arms, a golden, studded with red and green stones and silver beads five-leaved crown ( Duke crown).
A variation of the crest above shows a black eagle without crown, below a blue Wellenschildfuß with three black shaft threads for the river instead of in natural colors; the lettering Tibur superbum in black capital letters.
Attractions
- Villa Adriana, UNESCO World Heritage
- Villa d' Este, UNESCO World Heritage
- Villa Gregoriana the waterfall Aniene
- Old town with several medieval churches
- Temple area with a Roman circular temple and a rectangular temple ( tempi della Sibilla e di Vesta )
- Remains of the Roman amphitheater next to the Rocca Pia
- Ruins of the temple complex of Hercules Victor. The temple is reopened after years of restoration as of June 23, 2011 on the weekends. For now, however, only by prior arrangement.
Villa d' Este
Tempio di Vesta
Hadrian's Villa
Sons and daughters of the city
- John IX. , Pope 898-900
- Antonio Rosati ( b. 1983 ), football player
- Emilio Segre (1905-1989), American physicist
- Simplicius, Pope 468-483
- Victor IV, anti-pope to Pope Alexander III