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Labaro

Coordinates: 41°59′37″N 12°29′08″E / 41.993691°N 12.485619°E / 41.993691; 12.485619
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Labaro
Zona of Rome
The church of San Melchiade
The church of San Melchiade
Position of the zona within the city
Position of the zona within the city
Country Italy
RegionLazio
ProvinceRome
ComuneRome
Area
 • Total3.5289 sq mi (9.1398 km2)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total16,305
 • Density4,620.4/sq mi (1,783.96/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Labaro is the 57th zona of Rome, identified by the initials Z. LVII. It is located 11 kilometres north of the city center, along the Via Flaminia, just outside the Grande Raccordo Anulare.

History

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The zone takes its name from a curious event that occurred to Emperor Constantine the Great, when, during the Battle of Saxa Rubra (312), the labarum fell out of his hand. The labarum was a military standard that displayed the "Chi-Rho" symbol, a christogram formed from the first two Greek letters of the word "Christ" (Greek: ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ, or Χριστός) — Chi (χ) and Rho (ρ).

According to another theory, the name Labaro derives from a medieval interpretation of the Latin word Rubrae (which became Lubrae and then Labarum). This theory associates the toponym to the name of nearby localities, such as Grottarossa (red cavern) and Saxa Rubra (red stones), whose names are connected to local geological structure.

Geography

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Labaro is located in the northern part of the municipality of Rome, near the GRA and the river Tiber.

The territory of Settecamini includes a portion of the urban zone 20M Labaro.

Boundaries

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To the north, the zone borders with Zona Prima Porta (Z. LVIII), from which is separated by the stretch of Via della Giustiniana between the river Cremera and the Fosso di Monte Oliviero, then by the stream itself up to the Tiber.

Eastward, it borders with Zona Marcigliana (Z. III), whose boundary is outlined by the river Tiber, up to the Ponte di Castel Giubileo.

To the south, Labaro borders with Zona Grottarossa (Z. LVI), whose border is marked by the stretch of the GRA between the Ponte di Castel Giubileo and Via Veientana.

Westward, Labaro borders with Zona La Giustiniana (Z. LIV), from which is separated by Via Veientana and by Via della Giustiniana, up to the river Cremera.

Odonymy

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Streets and squares of Labaro are generally named after towns of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Lombardy or after Italian artists and historians. Odonyms of the zone can be categorized as follows:

Places of interest

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Civil buildings

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  • Medieval fortification above the La Celsa Mausoleum.
  • Torre della Valchetta, in Via Veientana Vetere. A 14th-century tower. 41°59′20″N 12°28′36″E / 41.988994°N 12.476584°E / 41.988994; 12.476584

Religious buildings

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Archaeological sites

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Natural areas

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  • Parco del Labaro, in Via Valbondione.
  • Parco Marta Russo, between Viale Gemona del Friuli and Via Magnano in Riviera.

Other

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Designed by architects Paolo Angeletti and Gaia Remiddi.
it commemorates the young fireman Giampaolo Borghi, perished on September 1st, 1965 while trying to rescue a kid from a Tiber flooding.

References

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  1. ^ Roma Capitale – Roma Statistica. Population inscribed in the resident register at 31 December 2016 by toponymy subdivision.

41°59′37″N 12°29′08″E / 41.993691°N 12.485619°E / 41.993691; 12.485619