Canepina
Canepina is a municipality with 3127 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Lazio.
- 4.1 Coat of Arms
- 4.2 Twin towns
Geography
Canepina is located 68 km north of Rome and 16 km east of Viterbo. The town is located on the eastern slopes of the Monti Cimini east of Lake Vico. The Monti Cimini are some 4.5 million years ago volcanic arisen highlands. Lake of Vico is located in a dormant caldera.
Canepina is a member of the Comunità Montana dei Cimini.
The neighboring municipalities are Caprarola, Soriano nel Cimino, Viterbo and Vallerano.
Place name
The name derives from Canepina Canapa ( hemp). Until the 17th century, mainly hemp was grown around the place.
History
Numerous findings prove that the area was inhabited since the Etruscan period. However Canepina was first mentioned only 1093rd At that time, the municipality of Viterbo gave the place to the Pope. 1534 gave Pope Paul III. Canepina his son Pier Luigi Farnese II, the annexing it to his Duchy of Castro. 1649, after the destruction of Castro, it fell back to the Papal States.
Population
Source: ISTAT
Policy
Maurizio Palozzi (PD ) was elected in June 2004 to the mayor and re-elected in 2009. His center-left list, also with 11 of 16 seats, the majority in the City Council.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows a golden crown on a red shield and two crossed green palm branches. Both results indicate the martyrdom of the local saints Santa Corona. The crown as canting arms (corona = crown), the palm branches as a reminder of the martyrdom. Corona said to have been strung between two palm trees and so torn.
Twin Cities
France Laragne- Montéglin ( in the Hautes -Alpes)
Attractions
- The Castello degli Anguillara dates from the 14th century.
- The Palazzo Farnese from the 16th century, now serves as the town hall.
- In the church of the Madonna del Carmine are frescoes from the 15th century.
- The medieval church of Santa Maria Assunta, was rebuilt in the 16th century.
- In the former Carmelite monastery the museum of folk art (Museo delle Arti Traditions )
Specialty
A specialty is Fieno di Canepina (hay of Canepina ), particularly finely cut egg noodles.
The main agricultural products are chestnuts. 25,000 dz chestnuts are produced annually at 1,500 hectares. In October, the Giornate della Castagne be celebrated (days of the chestnut ). Canepina is a member of the Association Città del Castagno (City of chestnut).
Sons and daughters of the town
- Giles de Viterbo (c. 1469 † 1532), Cardinal
- Paolo Braccini (* 1907, † 1944), partisan and antifascist
- Angelo Meloni called Picino (* 1880, † 1945), Jockey