Nepi

Nepi is a municipality with 9552 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Italian region Lazio, Viterbo province, 37 km southeast of the provincial capital and 45 km north of Rome.

Geography

Nepi is built on a steep, intersected by several ravines Tuffplateau at the foothills of the Monti Cimini ( range of hills up to 1000 m ). It lies at the confluence of two streams (Rio and Rio Puzzolo Falisco ); this watercourse crashes as a cascade of the slab of rock on which the castle of the Borgia lies in the depth. The surrounding area is rich in beech and oak forests in the higher elevations and around the nature reserve on the Lago di Vico.

Nepi is a station on the Via Francigena.

History

Like most places in the area was also Nepi an Etruscan foundation ( Nepet ), which belonged to the Twelve Cities and Towns City State Veii. 396 BC Veii was conquered by the Romans; so Nepi became a strategically important outposts for securing the territory in the immediate proximity to the capital, together with Sutri. After the Social War 91-88 BC Nepi received Roman citizenship and became a municipium; this status kept it up in late antiquity.

With the invasion of the Lombards to the Roman Empire 568 Nepi was destroyed by King Alboin.

The earliest evidence of recolonization are documented in the 11th century. The land belonged since the Pippi 's donation of the Papal States, was de facto controlled by changing feudal However, before the Popes took it in the 15th century, even in possession. In addition to the Borgia the Farnese took a major influence on the architectural design.

The invasion of Napoleon's troops in central Italy in 1798 caused a great fire and the destruction of the cathedral. Through reconstructions in the 19th century, a significant portion of changes in the building structure explained.

Since 1870 Nepi heard as the whole of the former Papal States to the Italian State.

Cityscape and Tourist Attractions

The town is a medieval nucleus with subsequent influences of the Renaissance. Many buildings are in need of rehabilitation. In 2007, restoration work is announced on a larger scale, for which the funds are, however, still be charged.

Secular buildings

  • The fort of Borgia ( 15th/16th c. ), Is one of Alexander VI. 1479 largely designed building on the relics of a feudal castle with four corner towers of different sizes square and two round towers (one of which is released to the commission ). Inside that is still restored, is a spacious rectangular hall and two smaller side rooms. Under the castle of the section of a Roman road was found with three goals from different eras; the oldest buildings is the 3 / 2 century BC attributed. A reinforcement learned the system under Antonio da Sangallo the Younger on behalf of Duke Pier Luigi Farnese II (son of the Farnese Pope Paul III. ) In 1537.
  • Pope Paul III. and Antonio da Sangallo the Younger are responsible for the renaissance of the Palazzo Comunale, which started in 1542, but was not completed until around 1700. The fountain below the central arcade is by Filippo Barigioni ( 1727). A local history museum was in 2007 still under construction.
  • For the construction of the aqueduct ( 1727 completed after antique models ) several architects were tried, including Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola and Filippo Barigioni.

Churches

  • The Assumption Cathedral was possibly built in the 12th century on the remains of a temple. Around the middle of the 18th century it was gradually changed and reconstructed after the fire of 1798 in 1831. To predecessor include the 9 -nave, divided by 27 small columns with richly decorated capitals different crypt, which houses an antique altar table. The facilities of the five-aisled church include the Sarcophagus of the patron saint Romanus (School of Bernini ) and a triptych that is Paolo Romano attributed. In the sacristy and an altar is preserved, the Romanus next to the second local saints, the martyrs Ptolemy, representing (late 15th century).
  • San Biagio goes back to a previous convention (Santa Maria delle Grazie ) from the 10th century, the membership includes Greek monks. The single-nave interior, which underwent several changes over the centuries, is rich with frescoes.
  • San Pietro was ordained in 1465, may existed but in the 13th century. The church was rebuilt by the Augustinians in 1755 and Baroque.
  • In San Vito ( 1467 mentions ) frescoes residues that are assessed are older (14th century).
  • San Rocco was most likely built in 1467 on a plague on local sources in the port. A festival in honor of plague saints takes place every year in August ( first documented in 1563 ). The church contains frescoes of the 15th century.
  • San Tolomeo is a Renaissance building with a dome near the municipal cemetery, from the era of Paul III. / Pier Luigi Farnese / Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. From the church leads to the Santa Savinilla Catacombs (4th - 5th century). In the three main courses with multiple branches located more than 1000 graves.

Outside the city

  • The Via Amerina (3rd century BC) is a Roman road that ran from Nepi to Gubbio, where they led to the Via Flaminia. It took its name from the Roman town of Ameria, which corresponds to today's Amelia. In the Middle Ages, this road was very significant because it was the only connection between Rome and the Exarchate of Ravenna. A paved section is obtained at Tre Ponti, a rugged rocky landscape, where one of the formerly three Roman bridges over two rivers and a number of rock tombs are located.

Economy

The town and its surroundings are agrarian. In the center small service companies dominate (mostly retail stores ). For local government include planning authorities, accounting, social services, local police and a library.

Nepi in Italy is known for its mineral water, which is marketed under the following motto: " Nepe civitas, nobilis atque potens, in cuius fertilissimis agris balnea scaturiunt salutifera " ( "The city of Nepi, noble and powerful in their fertile land flowing wholesome water "). The 3 km from the city distant mineral springs were already known in antiquity, and may have heard the Gracchi. Today the water is marketed as Acqua di Nepi in central Italy in particular. Bottled and sold the water is, however, not on site, but from the group San Benedetto in Scorzč (Veneto ).

The largest US-based company is the company Great Lengths, which has its headquarters in Nepi and holds a 60% world market share in real hair extension. For this purpose, mainly so-called temple hair in Indian temples (such as Tirupati ) is sacrificed used.

Festivals

  • St. Anthony on January 17
  • Carnival
  • Palio del Saracino ( medieval festival with parades and small horses race after Palio principle) on the last weekend in May and the first two weekends in June; at this time also various Marian feasts
  • Patron Saint of the local saint of 25-26. August procession, sporting and cultural performances
  • Farmers' Markets / Thanksgiving in mid-September
  • Madonna della Vittoria on the first Sunday in October
  • Saint Stephen on December 26th
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