Grottaferrata

Grottaferrata () is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, southeast of Rome. It has grown up around the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata, founded in 1004. Nearby communes include Frascati, Rocca di Papa, Marino and Rome.

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Grottaferrata is a town near Rome in the Alban Hills that developed around an abbey founded in 1004. It remains notable as a historical settlement centered on this medieval religious institution, the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata.

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Italian comune.name: Grottaferrata
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Grottaferrata
Italian comune.image_skyline: Grottaferrata centro.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Corso del Popolo
Italian comune.image_shield: Grottaferrata-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.region: Lazio
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Rome (RM)
Italian comune.frazioni: Molara, Squarciarelli, Valleviolata, Valle Marciana
Italian comune.mayor: Mirko Di Bernardo
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 18.4
Italian comune.population_total: 20636
Italian comune.population_as_of: 31 August 2020
Italian comune.population_demonym: Grottaferratesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 329
Italian comune.saint: St. Nilus the Younger
Italian comune.day: September 26
Italian comune.postal_code: 00046
Italian comune.area_code: 06

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Official name: Grottaferrata
Demonym: criptensi
Population: 20494
Area: 18.4
Elevation: 331
Official website: www.comune.grottaferrata.roma.it
Image: Grottaferrata-abbazia01.jpg
Dialing code: 06
Licence plate code: ROMA

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Commons category: Grottaferrata
postal code: 00046
Commons gallery: Grottaferrata
native label: Grottaferrata
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==History== The history of Grottaferrata identifies largely with that of the Basilian Monastery of Santa Maria, founded here in 1004 by Saint Nilus the Younger. The founding legend narrates that, at the spot where the abbey now stands, the Virgin Mary appeared and bade him found a church in her honour.