Allumiere

Allumiere
Allumiere
	Comune
	Comune di Allumiere
	Allumiere Location o Allumiere in Italy
	Coordinates: 42°9′N 11°54′E / 42.150°N 11.900°E
Kintra	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Province o Roum (RM)
Govrenment
• Mayor	Augusto Battilocchio
Area
• Total	92.2 km2 (35.6 sq mi)
Elevation	522 m (1,713 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	4,247
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Allumieraschi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	00051
Diallin code	0766
Patron saunt	St. Mary o Graces (Madonna delle Grazie)
Saunt day	September 8
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Allumiere is a comune (municipality) in the Province o Roum in the Italian region Latium, locatit aboot 60 km northwast o Roum.

Allumiere is tradeetionally dividit intae the contrade o Burò, Ghetto, La Bianca, Nona, Polveriera, an Sant'Antonio.

History

Awtho evidence o human dounsets in the local aurie date back tae the Neolithic age, the oreegins o the modern toun o Allumiere are relatively recent. Allumiere wis foondit in the late 15t century tae hoose the wirkers an the admeenistrators o the important mines o alunite o the nearbi Monti della Tolfa range. The exploitation lastit till 1941. The mines in question wur foond shortly efter the faw o the Eastren Roman Empire (1453). Before that date, the State o the Kirk uised tae buy alunite frae thare, but follaein the Turkis conquest, they haed tae fynd alternatives.